Liu Ruyi was not buried immediately, Liu Ying put it on the couch, just like his younger brother was still sleeping, and he himself knelt on the ground for three days and three nights. No one dared to speak to the emperor. Liu Ying wanted to use the king's etiquette to bury Ruyi in his father's Changling Mausoleum, but Empress Lu disagreed, Empress Lu knew that Qi Ji was going to die, and he would definitely be buried in Changling after death, so wouldn't the three of them be together again? Empress Lu resolutely disagreed, Liu Ying's intention was like this, the mother and son fell into a cold war for a while, Empress Lu didn't eat, and Liu Ying didn't eat. Shusun Tong and Chen Ping persuaded Liu Ying that this dynasty rules the world with filial piety, and it is really unfilial to be so stiff with the queen mother and force her not to eat. The resentment in Liu Ying's heart has nowhere to diverge, and the words of Uncle Sun Tong and Chen Ping have indeed entered his heart, he complains about his mother, but he can't help but be filial and disobedient to her. Liu Ying still admits defeat. Five days later, he personally went to Changxin Palace to worship Empress Lü and persuaded his mother to eat, and Empress Lü hugged Liu Ying and cried, telling his bitterness and resentment that he had not been loved by the emperor for a long time. Liu Ying also cried and persuaded Empress Lu to eat well. Empress Lu was finally willing to eat white porridge and persuaded Liu Ying to accompany her to eat it. Liu Ying knelt on the mat and pleaded with Empress Lu, "Queen Mother, I beg you to allow Brother Ruyi to accompany him to the burial." You have a grudge against Qi Ji, you shouldn't spill your resentment on Ruyi, you must not know until you die that your mother-in-law, whom he has always respected, will kill him. The harm your father has done to you is never a wishful thinking. Empress Lu thought deeply, there was already a look of repentance on her face, knowing that Liu Ying's ability to come to see her this time was beyond her expectations, and Empress Lu knew that she had hurt Liu Ying, and it was not good to refuse him again. Empress Lu originally didn't want Qi Ji's mother and son to go with Emperor Xian, but since Liu Ying said so, Empress Lu quickly agreed. Empress Lu said to Liu Ying, "Anling is being built, but I'm afraid he will have to endure hardship." "I won't let Ruyi be alone." Liu Ying said firmly.

Liu Ying buried Liu Ruyi with the king's regulation and scenery to accompany the burial mausoleum, and buried the cuckoo thickly, so that she could take care of the lonely Ruyi.

In the future, Liu Ying often went to worship Empress Lu as usual, and when Empress Lu talked to him about any topic, Liu Ying seemed to be no longer interested, and in addition to his principled things for his mother, Liu Ying basically nodded perfunctory, unwilling to say more than half a word to his mother, and the relationship between mother and son became more and more cold. When Empress Lu saw that Liu Ying was silent and didn't say much, when he asked him, he opened his mouth to speak, and when he didn't ask him, he just sat quietly, unwilling to talk to himself at all. Liu Ying stopped at the threshold of the hall, turned back to Lu Houchang and said, "The affairs of the court and politics will be dealt with." In the future, Xiao He Xiangguo will not enter the harem. With that, Liu Ying withdrew from the hall. Empress Lu was even more filled with anger, and told her son that she should not have privately summoned Xiao He into the palace to ask more about political affairs.

Empress Lu held a breath in her heart, which could not be dissipated.

On the twenty-first day of the lunar month, it snowed again in Chang'an, and the goose feather snow covered the eyes of pedestrians, and the gray and white hills in the distance loomed. The whole courtyard in Chang'an Palace is deserted, you can hear the 'rustle' sound of heavy snow falling, and you can hear the creaking sound of palace people stepping on snow. The red plum blossoms in the corner of the greenhouse hall are particularly conspicuous, and the clusters of red are like fire. Liu Ying, who was wearing a black windbreaker, went out of the palace to look at Mei, and the cold snowflakes fell on Liu Ying's palm, which was opened, and immediately melted in the palm of his hand. Liu Ying came to the red plum in the corner with a gloomy face and idle, the red plum blossom cluster was condensed with crystal clear snowflakes, so quiet and detached, bearing the pressure of snowflakes, harmonious with snowflakes, like a master outside the world, born and beautiful, it was the most beautiful scene in a corner of the palace.

"I'm looking at plum blossoms again." A woman's voice came from behind Liu Ying. Liu Ying heard that it was Dai Qing, so she didn't pay attention, and stood quietly in the flying snow looking at the plum blossoms.

"The Queen Mother is sick." Dai Qing said.

"Is it a doctor?"

"Please," Dai Qing said, "the Queen Mother is not very happy these days. ”

"Ah, I'll go see the Queen Mother in a while." Liu Ying said, "You go back to take care of the Queen Mother." ”

Dai Qing was disappointed, looked at Liu Ying, and left alone.

Liu Ying then went to Changxin Palace to visit Empress Lu and told Empress Lu to recuperate well and nothing else. Empress Lu only nodded lightly, and the mother and son didn't talk much. The palace maid came over with the decoction, Liu Ying personally fed her mother to drink the medicine, Empress Lu did not resist her son's filial piety, Liu Ying fed quietly, and Empress Lu drank quietly.

"Where is Mrs. Qi?" Liu Ying fed Lu Hou medicine and said, "Can you let me go and see her." ”

"Well," Empress Lu was silent for a moment, looked at Liu Ying and smiled, "Okay, the mourning family will send someone to tell you another day." ”

"yes, okay." Liu Ying was silent after saying two words, and quietly fed the medicine to Empress Lu.

Empress Lu drank the medicine, Liu Ying instructed the palace people to take good care of her mother, and she said that she was in the political affairs and left, but Empress Lu did not keep it, nodded and asked him to go quickly. Empress Lu looked at her son's increasingly strange back, and her heart became more and more resentful of Mrs. Qi, and there was no smile on her pale face to enjoy joy in her old age, and her eyes were full of hatred for a long time. Looking at the silent snow outside, Empress Lu's heart became more and more stuffy, and she blamed the cold conflict between herself and her son on Qi Ji's mother and son. Empress Lu's eyes suddenly appeared sharp, as seductive as a hook.

Suddenly, a eunuch hurriedly entered the palace and whispered a few words in front of Empress Lu, and Empress Lu's cold eyes flashed, and he instructed the eunuch with a cold gaze, "Don't care about the surname Shi, keep an eye on the cheap maid Qi Yi." ”

Empress Lu asked Dai Qing to bring her a thick cloak and called Dai Qing to Yongxiang. The snow flew all the way, and Lu Hou's red cloak was particularly vivid in the background of the snow, and the four lines of footprints in the snow were one deep and one shallow, and Dai Qing followed Lu Hou to Yongxiang in the snow. Mrs. Qi's invective in Yongxiang was endless, and Empress Lu kicked in the door with a gloomy face. Mrs. Qi's scolding stopped abruptly, she suddenly got up from the ground, walked to Lu Hou in two steps, stared at Lu Hou angrily and shouted, "You killed him, why did you kill him?" ”

"Kill him, you are miserable, I am happy." Empress Lu glanced at her proudly.

Mrs. Qi grabbed Lu Hou's arm and shook her, "He's still so young, how can you bear it?" He always calls you Mother-in-law. ”

Empress Lu shook off Mrs. Qi's hands, stared at her hatefully, gritted her teeth, and said, "The means and the purpose are common to you and me, and now that I have won, you come to tell me about your feelings?" You are simply stupid! ”

Mrs. Qi was silent.

"Since the mourning family returned to Chang'an from the Xiang camp, it has been doomed that there will be only one winner between you and me. Feelings are a fart! What about a lifetime of honor? You have gained Liu Bang's heart and lost the hearts of the world, who is not sarcastic about your former Li Ji. Experience, let the mourning family change; The years have made the mourning family firm. You and Liu Bang cast the mourning family into an iron-clad person, and you will not be merciful to those who try their best to disadvantage my mother and son! Empress Lu stared at Qi Ji like a hook, "Seize the storage position, compete for the rear position, invite honor and pet, you shouldn't do, you have done everything; Remaining, respecting, peaceful, virtuous, and honoring, you have done nothing. Let the mourning family be so uncomfortable, the mourning family wants you to taste the taste of being tortured. ”

Mrs. Qi looked at Empress Lu in fear, and Frost looked at her in the back of Lu.

"No matter how ruthless I am, how can I compare to you?" Mrs. Qi couldn't stop laughing, and pointed at Empress Lu and scolded, "No wonder the first emperor doesn't like you, he only uses you as a tool to cut off the king with a different surname; He only treats you as a fan in summer, and he will forget about you as soon as autumn comes; He only treats you as his right and left hand, using you when there is something and ignoring you when there is nothing. He only loves me and Ruyi, are you happy? ”

"How?" Empress Lu suppressed her anger and asked Qi Ji, "Isn't Liu Ruyi dead now?" Who else are you pointing at to save you? What is the use of loving and not loving? Supreme power is what the mourners seek. By the way, the emperor said that he would bury Liu Ruyi in the Changling Tomb, but the mourning family was not allowed, and Liu Ruyi bled to death in seven tricks, but he was afraid that the first emperor would not recognize him. ”

Mrs. Qi cried bitterly, and scolded Empress Lu, "Turn into a ghost, and I won't let you go." If there is a curse, I hope that your Lu family will cut off children and grandchildren, and Liu Ying's life will not last forever! ”

"Ahh Cut off this slut's siblings! The eunuchs on both sides immediately brought axes, and several people held down Qi Ji, who scolded endlessly. Lu Hou said, "Cut off your hands and feet, why don't you let me go when the mourning family sees you turn into a ghost." Break! ”

"Don't-" Jing Tian cried and begged Empress Lu, "The Queen Mother spared her life——, Mrs. Qi didn't mean to ......"

"Broken!" Empress Lu ignored Jing Tian and gave an order to the eunuch with the axe, and asked the other eunuchs to stop Jing Tian. Dai Qing on the side didn't dare to say a word since he entered Yongxiang with Empress Lu, and since Liu Ying was angry with her that day, Dai Qing didn't dare to do anything that made him angry, but he didn't dare to stop Empress Lu.

"Ahh Jing Tian screamed, but she couldn't break through the eunuch's obstruction of her. Dai Qing watched Mrs. Qi have her hands cut off, and she also felt that Empress Lu was inappropriate, and there was a fear of Empress Lu in her eyes, and there was also a sympathy for Mrs. Qi. Lu looked at it without changing his color.

"Ahh Jing Tian shouted at Mrs. Qi, and fainted to the ground due to excessive grief. Dai Qing covered his mouth and wept silently. Lu turned around and left expressionlessly.

Two days after returning to the palace, Empress Lu learned that Qi Ji's injuries were getting better day by day, as if she was a little relaxed. Empress Lu learned from the eunuch that Liu Ying had been discussing political affairs with the ministers in the past few days, and she was unhappy for days because many things were not discussed smoothly, so she hurriedly sent someone to Liu Ying and taught Liu Ying calmly, "The monarch is the head of state, the minister is the humerus, they are assisted by you, and you rely on them." After all, they are meritorious veterans, and your father's generation, if you have an idea, you must explain it clearly, even if the minister disagrees, you must listen to their opinion. If you think you're right, make a decisive decision. You have to remember that you are the one who decides big things. ”

Liu Ying nodded in response. Empress Lu asked him to sit in the warm banquet with him and watch the red plums outside the main hall, as if the fragrance of plums was floating in the courtyard.