In Changxin Palace, the three of them talked with a smile, talking about each other's countries, the infinite scenery of each other's hometowns, and the customs and folklore of their respective hometowns, and bursts of laughter came from the palace.

The Changxin Palace where Empress Lu lived had not had such a laugh for a long time, and it hadn't been since Princess Lu Yuan left. This laughter was due to the arrival of the foreign envoys, who told strange things that she had never heard of. Liu Ying is also like meeting a little sister who can talk to him, she has something to say, she is very happy, as if the mountains and rivers meet her bosom friend, the sunny and warm smile makes Liu Ying look so handsome and innocent, there is no force and embarrassment in this laughter, and it does not make him feel uncomfortable, only happy!

From time to time, Dai Qing brought the tea brewed from the back room and held them one by one to drink.

While they were talking, a housekeeper came in from outside and said, "Niangniang, the emperor asks you to move to the front hall." ”

The three of them stopped laughing at the same time, got up and stood, and Lu Hou turned around and waved to the sheren, signaling him to go down, and the sheren bowed down.

Sha Ling'er stole the space and glanced at Liu Ying standing in front of her, with her hands behind her back, her high bun and crown, her face was like a crown of jade, although she was the same age as herself, but she could see the majesty and Ning Xiu in the bones of the prince of the Han family, compared to the princes of her own Huns or the sons and daughters of the virtuous kings, Liu Ying was more prominent, and she was even a person that Sha Linger was used to. Inexplicably, I felt that my heart was like a bullet in my throat, my face was red, my hands were hot, and I had an urge to be with him for a while, and I wanted to look at him like this all the time.

Lu later came to Sha Ling'er and said, "Let's go." Glancing at Liu Ying again, she said, "Ying'er can be as she pleases." ”

Sha Ling'er glanced back at Liu Ying, Liu Ying was also looking at her, but his look was not mixed with any emotion, just looked at her like a friend, as calm as water. The two nodded politely to each other again, Sha Ling'er smiled lightly, followed Lu Hou, and Niu Hu'er followed.

In the front hall, Liu Bang was leaning on the couch on his side, supporting his head with one hand and his eyes slightly closed. He got up too early today to review the recital, which made him a little tired. Several days did not go to the Liyang Palace to worship the Emperor, today I went to the Liyang Palace before breakfast, it was still early, the Emperor did not get up early, heard the emperor coming, the excited old father hurriedly got up and dressed. Liu Bang went in and saw that his father was so excited and respectful of his presence, so he persuaded his father to continue to lie down, and only talk to his father to relieve his boredom. The Emperor smiled or got up, Liu Bang took care of his father to dress and wash, the day was bright, and he accompanied the Emperor Taishang to have breakfast in Liyang Palace, and returned to the Xuanshu Hall to wash after the father-son etiquette, and quickly came to Weiyang Palace after changing his body.

The ministers in the palace quietly accompanied the emperor and waited for Princess Shaling'er. Some ministers glanced up at the tired emperor from time to time, and it was inevitable that they would think of the night last night when they hugged Mei Ji left and right, and they were so tired that they were so tired and napping in the main hall. Some ministers who paid attention to the emperor knew that his case had been full of people's livelihood in recent days, thinking that he must have stayed up all night to review and review to be so tired, and the ambiguity of the words in the words of the white day Sha Ling'er also gave the emperor a lot of pressure, which was enough to make him feel tired. Xiao He looked at the emperor so tired, and smiled with relief, a good emperor should be like this.

There was a rush of footsteps outside the palace, and the eunuch reported that the queen and Princess Sallinger had arrived. When Liu Bang heard this, he quickly got up from the couch, straightened up, straightened his clothes, cleared his throat, rubbed his eyes, yawned and raised his neck to cats outside the hall.

It is Chenzheng, the sun shines high, although the sun is shining, the sky is also a little cold, the door of the palace is open, the cool breeze is actually pouring into the hall, so cold that the ministers shivered. Four shadows appeared in front of the palace gate, Dai Qing accompanied Empress Lu, Niu Hu'er accompanied Sha Ling'er, dressed in formal clothes, clean and decent, and walked towards Liu Bang step by step across the palace gate. As soon as they entered the door, Xiao He and Chen Ping took the lead and bowed deeply to Empress Lu, and then the ministers all bowed their heads and bowed deeply, Empress Lu showed a modest smile to the ministers on the left and right, and then nodded, and Sha Ling'er also followed Empress Lu's example. After they passed, the ministers straightened up and stood respectfully.

"Concubine Lu Pheasant wishes the emperor a long and happy future."

"Sha Ling'er wishes the emperor a long and happy future."

Empress Lu and Sha Ling'er bowed in front of Liu Bang's case. Liu Bang stood up, bypassed several cases and came to them, and personally helped them up, "Excuse me." Liu Bang waved his hand to the palace maids on both sides, and the two palace maids brought two thick and fluffy mats to Lu Hou and Sha Ling'er, and sat on both sides of Liu Bang's court, Niu Hu'er stood behind Sha Ling'er and waited.

There are also delicious fruits and refreshing wines on several tables on both sides of the lower court.

"Is the princess here?" Liu Bang sat down and asked Sha Ling'er with a smile.

"Everything is fine, Your Majesty Xie cares." Sha Ling'er nodded to him at the original seat, and Liu Bang stroked his hair and smiled, "That's good." ”

When everyone had arrived, Liu Bang drank all the wine on the case, wiped his mouth with his hand, and made a gesture to ask Sha Ling'er to drink too, Sha Ling'er smiled and nodded, stretched out her hand and gently picked up the wine in the direction of Liu Bang and raised a glass with him, then raised her neck and drank the wine.

Liu Bang applauded the case, gave a thumbs up and said, "It is said that the Hun women are unrestrained, and I have seen it today." With that, he drank a bottle of wine.

Sha Ling'er smiled and shook her head, saying that the Hun women were not as good as the small jasper of the Han family.

After being so polite for a while, Liu Bang looked at the intensity of the sunlight outside the hall, and then gestured to a eunuch next to him, and the eunuch hurriedly bowed down and ran outside the palace gate to raise his throat and summon, "Tell the princess to meet you." The silence of the palace was shattered.

After a while, a Han woman came in from outside the hall, wearing a luxurious straight-lined skirt Hanfu, the skirt folds were like snow and moonlight, and the brocade as thin as cicada wings made the Han woman's ice muscle and jade skin appear to the fullest, as if it was overflowing with gilt shining by the sun, and it was a piece of golden beauty. The face is pure and beautiful, combing the good-looking flowing cloud bun, step by step towards the hall, stepping on the red carpet in the middle, and walking lightly like the Nine Heavens Xuannu floating in the world. Liu Bangdeng, who was watching, straightened up and raised his neck, stroked his hair, and looked at it with his mouth open. Squinting at Empress Lu's cold and gloomy face, this calmed Liu Bang's heart.

Sha Ling'er and Niu Hu'er were dumbfounded, and they also straightened up, looking at the woman in front of them intently, they really had never seen a woman from the Han family dressed like this. It's so beautiful, the Han Dynasty is really beautiful, and the words of praise burst out of his mouth again and again, "It's so beautiful." ”

"After the sons and daughters visited their fathers and queen mothers, their fathers and queens will be happy for eternity." While speaking, Liu Lu had already walked in front of Liu Bang's eyes, lifted the corner of his skirt and knelt on the ground, bowed his head and raised his hand to the eyebrows to bow down. Liu Banggang stood up and wanted to help her, saying that it was too late and that he was quickly picked up by Empress Lu who took the first step over a few cases, and said softly with a smile, "No courtesy." Liu Bang suddenly smiled with embarrassment.

Liu Lu glanced at Empress Lu indifferently, and replied lightly with an expressionless face, "Empress Xie." ”

Liu Bang was slightly embarrassed, smiled with a smile, crossed a few cases to Liu Lu's side, and introduced Sha Ling'er, who was staring at Liu Lu intently on the mat, to her, "This is Princess Luan Sha Ling'er, who is the envoy of the Huns to our court." He also introduced her to Sha Ling'er, "Princess Sha Ling'er, she is my daughter, and she is also Princess Lu Yuan who married the Xiongnu royal court this time. ”

Liu Bang introduced with a smile, but Sha Ling'er instantly wrinkled her brows, frowned and looked at each other with Niu Hu'er beside her in surprise, and said in her mouth, "Princess Lu Yuan?" Is this me? ”

As soon as the words fell, the ministers were stunned for a while, looked at each other nervously, and their faces were uneasy, and they all bowed their heads and did not dare to make a sound. Empress Lu sighed in her heart, her face suddenly became solemn, she quickly calmed down the tension in her heart, forced a smile, and hurriedly gave Liu Lu a look. Liu Lu let out an 'oh' and hurriedly interjected, "It is said that the Xiongnu princess is cute, and it is true when I see it today." The princess is really joking, there is only one princess Lu Yuan in the Han Court, and that is me. The last sentence is particularly firm and unmistakable.

Sha Ling'er looked at Liu Lu suspiciously but didn't say a word, for a long time, Sha Ling'er's furrowed brows slowly let go, smiling, "After the award, you are the real Shaoxiu cute, I didn't expect Princess Lu Yuan to be so beautiful, I saw the princess's appearance just now, but it was beyond my expectations......" Sha Ling'er deliberately didn't speak, pursed her mouth and smiled.

Such words frightened Liu Bang, Lu Hou and even Liu Lu himself, as well as the ministers below, and they each swallowed nervously and looked at each other. Liu Bang looked uneasy, kept blinking his eyelids, Lu Hou quietly held Liu Bang's hand, handed him a calm look, Liu Bang stabilized a little, smiled at Lu Hou, and let go of Lu Hou's hand.

Seeing that they were so nervous, Sha Ling'er looked around at them, and then continued what she said just now, "On the way to Chang'an, some people said that Princess Lu Yuan had a mediocre appearance and nothing extraordinary......" There was a pause at this point, Xu felt that the words were too straightforward and annoying, so he turned around and asked apologetically, "Well, wouldn't it be too straightforward for me to say this." ”

The stone hanging in the hearts of Empress Lu and Liu Bang fell, and they exhaled lightly, and the two of them looked at each other with a little chuckle. I thought that Sha Ling'er was going to say something about the true and false Lu Yuan, but she didn't think it was about her appearance, but she made a sharp turn, which scared everyone to raise their hearts to their chests and feel uneasy. Empress Lu felt a burst of joy in her heart, even if her daughter was not beautiful, anyway, she just didn't send it to the Huns, and she didn't care if she heard it or not.

When they were gasping for breath, the smile on Sha Ling'er's face was even more stiff, and Niu Hu'er behind her had half a black face at all, and her hostile eyes looked at the people in the hall, mostly cold and unapproachable.