Chapter 37: The Tempest (4)
Hearing Bo Ji's words, the woman cried and explained the whole story. This woman is the girl in Han Xin's mansion, named Meng Yao. When Emperor Gao Liu Bang went to visit Han Xin, Han Xin saw that Liu Bang liked two girls who poured tea, one was Meng Yao and the other was Meng Xi. Han Xin followed Liu Bang's wish and sent them to the emperor, and Liu Bang took them back to the front hall after laughing, because he didn't dare to send them to his concubines to be maids, for fear that they would make trouble again, so he arranged for them to work in the front hall. Liu Bang once encountered a political matter, first, he couldn't solve it, which annoyed him, he stayed in the front hall all day and didn't come out, and he didn't say a word inside, and others didn't dare to go in, for fear of being scolded by him. It happened to be Meng Yao on duty inside, seeing the emperor's sad face, holding the minister's recital in one hand, and supporting his forehead in a daze with the other, Meng Yao went to the apse and brought tea to the emperor. As soon as he put it down and was about to leave, with a "snap-" sound, Liu Bang threw the song out of Zhangyuan, and Meng Yao only felt that a pair of big hands on his waist were suddenly dragged back by the emperor and fell to the ground. Emperor Gao's eyes stared straight at her as if he was going to eat her, Meng Yao was stared at and didn't dare to look at the emperor's eyes anymore, and hurriedly wanted to withdraw his hand, but he pulled her tighter, and Emperor Gao suddenly pressed her down on several cases, and the bamboo slips on the cases rolled down to the ground. Meng Yao was afraid, desperately trying to escape but didn't dare to shout, he cried anxiously, and Emperor Naigao was already on the rise, and he didn't care about these at all, as if he wanted to punish Meng Yao for his temporary political frustration, no matter how Meng Yao struggled and pushed him, he would not waver. Meng Yao pushed under him, not wanting to obey the emperor, she was extremely reluctant to push and half push, but the emperor tore off Meng Yao's spruce sleeve as if he were fighting a quick war. So, the moon was dark and the wind was high, and the two of them turned over the clouds and rain on several cases, not that Meng Yao wanted this, but he was really powerless to resist Liu Bang, who was a heroic man and an emperor. After the clouds and rain, Liu Bang seemed to be much more relaxed, but he could still see his troubles, but he just put his superficial worries on Meng Yao. Meng Yao was suddenly fortunate by the emperor in a blink of an eye, although this matter is a common thing in the palace, but she was really scared, her clothes were torn, there were bite marks on her neck, her hair was messy, and she was spread out on the mat and cried quietly.
Liu Bang tidied up his clothes, heard Meng Yao's cry, looked at his appearance again and thought about what he had done to Meng Yao just now, and soon felt that what he had done was inappropriate, and soon found that he had made waves for Meng Yao and the harem. Sitting on a few cases, he sighed and scratched his ears and cheeks and thought for a long time, Meng Yao's crying voice disrupted his thoughts, seeing her crying non-stop, Liu Bang looked disgusted, but he would not comfort her, only heard him exhale for a long time, attached one hand to her shoulder and patted Meng Yao and instructed, "Don't tell others about today's events, I will make plans for you." Meng Yao only cried and didn't speak, Liu Bang actually didn't have much impression of her, just glanced at Han Xin's mansion, Han Xin thought that the emperor liked it, and gave her to the emperor. Now due to the unhappiness in politics, he vented the anger in his heart on Meng Yao, which caused his remorse and caused Meng Yao to be in danger in the future.
Liu Bang picked up his clothes and opened the door of the palace and went out. Meng Yao asked, "What if there is?" ”
These words stopped Liu Bang, and he gritted his teeth and pondered with both hands on the temple door. He didn't expect this consequence, but he thought that his impulse would cause so much trouble, and he retreated with his hands on his waist and lowered his head and thought for a while, "It won't be so accurate." Liu Bang pretended to be relaxed and smiled, patted her shoulder and said, "There is...... It's good. Liu Bang smiled again, and told her again not to tell her about it, even Meng Xi couldn't tell her. Meng Yao looked aggrieved and grabbed the corner of the emperor's clothes who turned around to leave, with tears in his eyes, looking at the emperor with panic, Liu Bang still pretended to smile easily, put aside Meng Yao's hand and left.
Liu Bang is not afraid of anything, but if Meng Yao really has it in the future, it is indeed a little difficult to explain to the people in the harem. It's not good to say, just find someone to marry her; If you have, it doesn't matter, but you have to coax these difficult women yourself, especially the queen. After that, Meng Yao still worked in the front hall as always, but she was always deliberately away from the emperor, and only dared to serve tea and water when there were people, and when no one was there, Meng Yao did not approach the emperor's side for half a step, afraid of being given another chance by the emperor. Meng Yao knew that the women in the palace were not easy to offend, and if they knew that they also had children, they would become the target of public criticism. Liu Bang saw that Meng Yao was so cautious and deliberately alienated himself, but he raised his eyebrows, and he shook his head and smiled knowing what she was afraid of, saying that he didn't expect Meng Yao to be so timid. A few months later, when she woke up early one morning, Meng Yao was frightened, in fact, she had long doubted herself, because the woman had not come to her, and she had been vomiting for more than half a month. Afraid of something, Meng Yao didn't dare to see the disease, she concluded that she had, at that time, her legs were weak, her body was spread, and she almost fell to the ground, Meng Xi, who was in the same room, looked at it and asked her if she was sick, Meng Yao shook her head. came to the front hall to do things as usual, and when the ministers were finished, only himself and the emperor were left, and he dared to close the palace door and tell the emperor that he had it. Liu Bang immediately didn't believe it, stared at it and opened his mouth and asked, "Why are you ......" shook his sleeves and shook his head, "It's all to blame." ”
Meng Yao was silent, this was done by the emperor, and now the emperor knows that he is in a hurry, what are he doing there. Meng Yao knelt on the ground, calmly waiting for the emperor to make an idea. Liu Bang scratched his ears and cheeks and paced around in the main hall, and finally said that he asked Meng Yao to move to Beiyuan first, Beiyuan is an extremely remote place, generally no one will go there, unless it is spring and summer, everyone sometimes goes there to enjoy the flowers, but never go into the North Garden, only in the periphery to enjoy the flowers, just like in Yongxiang, not into Yongxiang, just in the Baihua Pavilion next to Yongxiang. Liu Bang said that several elderly women would be arranged in Beiyuan to take care of her until she gave birth. Meng Yao's heart was half cold, asking her to go to Beiyuan was tantamount to abandoning her, the emperor did not give him any title, and it was sneaky and unseemly, Meng Yao concluded that the emperor would not give her a title, let alone a title. If you don't give it now, you will definitely not give it in the future, Meng Yao looked at the emperor complainingly, thinking that if he said it to ask for a name, the emperor may not give it, since he may not give it, then if he asks the emperor to release him from the palace, he should agree. So Meng Yao told the emperor what he thought, but Liu Bang's face suddenly darkened, and he walked up to Meng Yao and pointed at her nose and said angrily, "You want to take my child to marry someone else?" If you dare to mess with me, you're welcome. Don't think I have to ask for that piece of meat in your belly, huh! You're at your own convenience! Liu Bang stood with his sleeves displeased.
Meng Yao didn't speak anymore, looked at the emperor coldly, bowed twice on the ground, kowtowed three times, and silently got up to do things in the apse. Later, Meng Yao happened to meet the queen on the way to Beiyuan, and the queen didn't put more attention on her at that time, so she has been delayed until today.