It is already a cold first lunar day, Zhao Wang Ao and Guan Gao's matter has been settled, although the process is tear-jerking, but Zhang Ao saved his life, and finally got a Xuanping marquis, according to the order of Emperor Gao Liu Bang is not allowed to return to Zhao State, and lives at the foot of Chang'an, the capital division. The official residence of King Zhao in Chang'an City was sealed for the next King Zhao to live in. However, King Zhao is all himself, Guan Gao is dead, and Zhao Ji is dead. Zhang Ao, who returned to Xuanping County, drank sullenly all day long, Zhang Yan and Zhang Yan didn't care about it at all, and used alcohol to anesthetize the pathos in his heart. Guan Gao was the widow of his father, and his assistant father took care of Zhao Guo, and after his father passed away, Guan Gao assisted himself, and never overstepped his authority or slacked off. Guan Gao taught himself like a father, and he has always been respectful to Guan Gao as his father, and when Guan Gao died, Zhang Ao seemed to have lost an arm and was in pain. Zhao Ji was originally his favorite concubine, in order to prevent his father-in-law from insulting him, he sent Zhao Ji to his father-in-law to serve him against his will, and today, a year later, Zhao Ji couldn't bear the emperor's insults to herself and the queen's ignorance, so she died angrily.

The Marquis of Xuanping's mansion was small but warm, and all the family members who had been in Zhao followed King Zhao to settle in Xuanping. Since Zhang Ao returned to the mansion, Lu Yuan was busy leading Nu Ai and others to clean up the house, and presented the warmth of the small family to Zhang Ao, hoping that he would not have to pay attention to this incident, life is just the most important thing in family affection, and having them by his side is the best compensation. Zhang Ao didn't want to see Lu Yuan busy with this, standing by a stone canal in his house every day to look at the frozen flowing water, looking at the white mountains in the distance and reading in a daze, and the whole day passed. In the three days since Lu Yuan moved out of the palace and returned to Xuanping, people in the palace brought in porcelain, pottery, silk and other things every day, saying that they were given to Xuanping Marquis and Princess Lu Yuan on the orders of the queen. Every time he received it, Zhang Ao forced a smile and said some words of gratitude to Empress Lu, and asked these people in the palace to go back and thank the queen. Zhang Ao always does his filial piety in front of people, no matter how sad he is, he will not let his mother-in-law and father-in-law notice it, just to make a good impression on them. When the song is over, it is the time for him to complain alone, even if he complains, it is only limited to himself, and will never involve others. Lu Yuan knew him too well, and every time he saw him like this, he couldn't say anything to cheer him up, and patting him on the back was the best comfort to him.

On this day, the weather was refreshing, away from the haze of snow that had been falling for several days, and people seemed to be in a happy mood. As the Marquis of Xuanping, Zhang Ao was at a loss all day, Lu Yuan gave him encouragement and comfort every day, and he gradually came out of the haze of the deaths of Guan Gao and Zhao Ji, and gradually played with his two children, building snowmen, hide and seek, and skiing with them. Lu Yuan and Nu Ai felt comforted when they saw Zhang Ao return to their original state, and the two looked at Zhang Ao and the children from a distance playing with their naughty appearance, Lu Yuan and Nu Ai shook hands and smiled with satisfaction.

Just as they were playing, the servant came to report that someone was coming to the queen's side, Zhang Ao immediately put away the joke and got up to prepare to greet him, and when he went out of the door, he saw a person with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks cautiously looking around, and followed the servant to his side.

Zhang Ao invited him into the bright living room, and Lu Yuan also came in. Before Zhang Ao invited him to sit down, he said in Zhang Ao's ear with a sharp voice, "The person who exposed you and Guan Xiangguo's assassination of the emperor was secretly executed yesterday. It turned out that Zhang Ao's matter had been ascertained, and Liu Bang rewarded the informant with a reward of 100 gold and sent him back, but before he left Chang'an, he was assassinated, with dozens of knife wounds on his body and a separate head.

Although it was a low voice, Lu Yuan also approached them and listened to it clearly, and after hearing it, he was a little relieved, compared to Guan Gao's loyalty, even if the damned person was punished, it would not be too much. Lu Yuan showed a happy smile on his face.

Zhang Ao was stunned at first, then frowned and nodded, without a smile and no extra words. Zhang Ao then instructed the servants to send people out, and be careful to see if there were any suspicious people on both sides of the street, and be very careful when going out.

Lu Yuan came over and attached his hand to Zhang Ao's hand, and called softly, "Master Hou-".

Zhang Ao exhaled a long breath, and the corners of his mouth were a little moved, and he wrapped Lu Yuan into his arms, with no joy on his face.

Choshin Palace.

Since Liu Bang handed over Zhao Ji's child to Empress Lu for care, Empress Lu was also very happy with this petite and cute boy. Before Lu Yuan moved out of the palace, he told Empress Lu that he was the child of the emperor and Zhao Ji, why did the queen mother treat her as if she were her own child. Lu Houwaner chuckled, saying that after all, Zhao Ji was dead, after all, he was just an innocent child, even if his parents were at fault, but the child was the most innocent, even if he was alive, there was no threat to the prince. If Zhao Ji was still alive, how could he adopt him until now? Although he hates the concubine, the child is still very cute, and the child's mother is the most important opponent.

Zhang Ao's matter has passed, Liu Bang has not had much business for a few days, except for going to Liyang Palace to see the condition of the emperor, he hurried to see the young son, every time he looked at the young son Liu Chang, Liu Bang smiled very much, often held Liu Chang in his arms and happily watched his every move and smile, which made Liu Bang laugh. Changxin Palace is also because of Liu Chang, Liu Bang is willing to come over often these days, and the stay time is still very long, if it is almost lunch and dinner, it must be to stay and eat and watch Liu Chang for a while before he is willing to go back to Yuzao Palace. Empress Lu also felt that Liu Chang had helped him, otherwise Changxin Palace would have been very deserted, and his arrival made Empress Lu happy every day. In addition to setting aside two hours to study, the prince also told Empress Lu that he would go to the Xuanping Marquis Mansion to see how Sister A and her brother-in-law were doing, and they had not been to their mansion since they left the palace. At that time, Lu Yuan and Zhang Ao would take the children into the palace to have dinner with their father, queen and mother, and they would be able to see them at that time, if they want to go out of the palace to see the lanterns, it is okay, and it is not a problem to go to Sister's house or stay for three or two days at that time. The prince smiled and nodded to accept his mother's meaning and sayings, but he was also looking forward to the arrival of the Shangyuan Festival every day. For the so-called little brother raised by the queen mother, the prince was originally very angry about what his father did to his brother-in-law and Zhao Ji, but his mother didn't complain about his father, and it didn't mean much to complain alone, and it was just complaining, and his father had no other benefit except for snubbing himself more, so he twisted his heart to accept the existence of his younger brother, but he also came to see his younger brother Liu Chang, who was a teenager younger than himself, and he felt very cute when he saw more, it turned out that the baby was the most cute and innocent, and the clean and immature face, That innocent and moon-like black eyes made Liu Ying unable to refuse her brother's innocent cuteness. Liu Chang's arrival slightly broke the apparent tranquility of the harem, and the concubines heard that the emperor had a son with a woman from Zhao State outside, and there was nothing but extreme anger. When I heard that Zhao Ji was dead, I felt happy in my heart, and my mother was dead, so the child didn't matter, and she returned to her apparent peace and generosity.

A few days before Liu Chang was raised in Changxin Palace, a group of concubines gathered in Changxin Palace every day to chat with the queen, and sometimes teased Liu Chang to play. Zhu Ji saw that Empress Lu liked this child, so she also began to say how good-looking Liu Chang looked, and said that he looked more and more like Empress Lu, and Empress Lu knew that it was a whisker and patting a horse, how could Zhao Ji's child look like Empress Lu herself? Hearing this, Empress Lu often smiled coldly, not caring about such statements.

Liu Ruyi of Mrs. Qi's family followed her mother to Changxin Palace, and looked at the queen holding a little brother on her lap, no matter how Mrs. Qi stopped him, he just ran to Lu Hou, dragged Lu Hou's shoulders with his little hands, and looked at the baby brother in Lu Hou's arms with round eyes. Ruyi's eyes blinked, as if he had discovered something strange. Empress Lu smiled, shook Liu Chang in her arms, and said affectionately, "Liu Chang, look at your Ruyi brother to see you." ”

Ruyi leaned over and looked at his younger brother up close, his younger brother smiled unconsciously, Ruyi pointed at him and jumped up happily, "Mother-in-law, you see my brother smiling and smiling at me." ”

Empress Lu smiled perfunctorily at Ruyi, and patted Liu Chang with one hand. Mrs. Qi hurriedly came over and grabbed Ruyi, Ruyi pouted and looked at her mother dissatisfied, and insisted on breaking free from Mrs. Qi's hand, Mrs. Qi hurriedly pulled him to apologize to Empress Lu, "Ruyi is ignorant, please forgive the queen for his recklessness and ignorance." ”

Empress Lu raised her eyes and looked at Mrs. Qi with hostility, smiled at Ruyi again, and shook Liu Chang again and laughed at Qi Ji without paying attention to her. Mrs. Qi was used to being so snubbed by Empress Lu, and she didn't dare to show any sorrow in front of Empress Lu, so she led Ruyi back to her original position and sat respectfully. Mrs. Guan looked at Liu Chang's popularity, she was very jealous in her heart, and she couldn't get used to seeing others surrounding Liu Chang all the time, so she glanced at Lu Hou, who was hugging Liu Chang, and said in a low voice, "The dolls born to Your Majesty and other women, you can also treat them as your own, it's really ......."

Several concubines sitting next to each other heard Mrs. Guan's complaints, so they looked at Empress Lu and then at Mrs. Guan, and they all picked up tea to avoid this embarrassment. When Empress Lu saw Mrs. Guan muttering to herself, knowing her ability, she didn't bother to talk to her, and gave her a stern look, and Mrs. Guan was so frightened that she lowered her head and drank tea, and said no more.

Empress Lu saw that Liu Heng of Bo Ji's family had been sitting quietly beside Bo Ji, Bo Ji told him to do whatever he wanted, and Bo Ji told him to call others how he did, so he politely got up and bowed his hand to see that the elders had worshiped the concubines, and then he had been quiet there. Empress Lu liked Liu Heng very much, holding Liu Chang with one hand and beckoning Liu Heng to come over with the other, Liu Heng looked up at his mother's meaning, Bo Ji nodded and called him over. Liu Heng got up and staggered to the five-year-old step in front of Lu Hou, and replied politely, Lu Hou smiled and touched Liu Heng's head, grabbed a handful of dried fruits on several cases and gave them to Liu Heng to eat, and praised Liu Heng to Zhu Ji, "Liu Heng is the most quiet and knowledgeable person, and when he grows up, he will be a virtuous king who governs one side." He said to Bo Ji again, "Take good care of Liu Heng." Bo Ji bowed her head and replied, "Oh." ”

Everyone praised Liu Heng for Empress Lu, even though he was very unhappy in his heart, he still followed Empress Lu to say good things about Liu Heng on the surface. In fact, everyone knows it, but it's just a conversation on the spot, whose children are the best in the eyes of everyone, and no one can compare. Mrs. Guan was still unbalanced on the surface, and Empress Lu knew what she thought, so she smiled and said softly to her, "How is it lately?" Take care of yourself, wait to give birth to the prince, your child will get much more love from the emperor than Liu Chang. After all, my mother is here. The last sentence was very pronounced. Mrs. Guan bowed her head respectfully and replied, "The imperial doctor said that the fetal position is correct and the mother is healthy." The concubine's prince can't be compared with the crown prince. ”

Empress Lu retracted her gaze with disdain and continued to play with Liu Chang in her arms, although she continued to smile, but she was extremely angry at Mrs. Guan's words, knowing that the prince was not loved by her father, she was so presumptuous and sarcastic, but Empress Lu knew that she could not be reprimanded in front of everyone, otherwise she would not only be jealous and lose the generosity that the world should have, but she could only say to herself angrily in her heart: What a master who doesn't know how to speak.