Dai Qing sent the bamboo slips to the ladies of the palaces according to Empress Lu's wishes, and their expressions and reactions were different after receiving the bamboo slips, and of course their behaviors would be different.

Anyway, she knew that Liu Bang would not patronize her, so she simply read history quietly, and it was good to refer to the ancient history, so that she could stay away from the battle in the harem, and it would be good to be pure-hearted, such as Bo Ji.

Some of them sealed the bamboo slips after Dai Qing left, didn't read a word, and continued to go their own way, anyway, Liu Bang is now favoring her, why care about a woman who has fallen out of favor, what if she is the queen? She didn't believe that Liu Bang would be afraid that the queen would not succeed? Besides, the queen didn't have to ask them to see it, but some women were afraid of the queen, so she didn't like the words on bamboo slips at all, such as Mrs. Guan.

Some of them read a little bit every day in order to complete the task, after all, this is not their strong point, but they are afraid that one day the queen will suddenly check it. For example, Zhao Meiren and Shi Meiren.

When Mrs. Qi returned to the palace and received the bamboo slips, Liu Bang happened to be by her side, at first she didn't understand what it meant, she was very surprised, and after asking what the queen meant, she nodded slightly and agreed with Empress Lu's approach, and said to Mrs. Qi, "The queen is the assistant of the Sixth Palace, she also has good intentions to do this, what she tells you to do, you just do it, don't compete with her." ”

Mrs. Qi didn't speak, and seeing that Liu Bang was afraid of Lu, she had no choice but to nod and accept, but she didn't know that Liu Bang was thinking at this time: What is the queen's intention this time?

Subsequently, Liu Bang was helped by Mrs. Qi to the inner palace to rest, and he was very sleepy after a day of hunting.

At night, the shadow of the moon is swaying, quiet and silent.

After serving Mrs. Qi and Liu Bang to sleep, Jing Tian suddenly felt that today's night was so beautiful and wanted to go for a walk elsewhere. After going back to the house and getting a cloak, she locked the door, and after going out of the door, she looked at both sides, and didn't know which way to go, after all, she had no purpose, and finally picked a direction that she didn't often go, maybe there were not many people walking on that road, so it seemed quieter.

Suddenly a gust of wind blew, making her shiver, she rubbed her nose with her index finger, wrapped her cloak tightly, and continued walking. Sometimes looking at the expressionless walk in front of her, sometimes looking down at the iron-green road illuminated by the moonlight under her feet, sometimes looking back at the figure stretched by the moonlight, sometimes looking at the high walls on both sides, she was very quiet throughout the journey, without saying a word, I don't know if she was thinking about her heart, or she wanted to resonate with this night.

I walked so boringly all the way, and I didn't know how to walk to an open place, and when I looked carefully through the moonlight, it was a huge barren lawn. She smiled, stopped, looked up at the moon in the sky, and for some reason she didn't smile, but she sighed. Then he shifted his gaze to eye level, and stayed quietly under the moon for a while, accepting the light of the moon, immersed in the beauty of the moonlight, and was ready to turn around and go back after a cup of tea, and it was not too early.

Suddenly, I heard a melodious sound not far away, and the melody seemed to tell something sadly. Jing Tian stopped walking back, turned around and listened carefully, but it was "Mountains and Flowing Water" played by Xun, she stopped and looked into the distance, it was too dark to see anything, so she moved to find the source of the sound.

After walking a short distance, I saw by the moonlight that there was a lantern on the barren lawn in front of me, and a sturdy figure next to the lantern leaned against the big tree, playing leisurely.

Looking at him vaguely, but he could hear some amazement from the song, and gradually approached, Jing Tian stood ten meters away from him and looked at him, but he didn't know that she was coming, and he was still self-absorbed and blowing the tune.

By the light of the lantern, Jing leaned sideways to look at his face, and was startled, but it was the person who called himself Liu Taizhen, that is, Liu Ying. She was stunned for a moment, then smiled, still stopped ten meters away, did not disturb him, accompanied him, and quietly listened to him play the tune.

Gradually, she actually adored him. He is the same age as himself, but he is already a captain in command of the palace guards, although he can't see him every day, but he also concludes from seeing him on both sides that he is a person who loves cleanliness, and there are never any gray stains on his clothes, he is very good to himself, helps her out of the palace, and gives himself the talisman that can pass through the entire palace gate, and actually sends a room full of redbuds in order to please herself, thinking of this, she can't help but smile sweetly, thinking about the happy time with him.

Jing Tian closed her eyes and enjoyed his playing, his voice and smile, every move appeared in front of her eyes one by one, suddenly the corners of her mouth lost the arc of the smile, she opened her eyes, her heart was beating non-stop, looking at him in front of her, and asked herself: "Will you be my Zidulang?" ”

Before she could finish thinking, the Xun sound stopped, she turned her gaze to his face, the Xun he was holding in his hand was far away from his lips, and slowly put it down, he sighed and lowered his head, and caught a glimpse of a figure beside him in the corner of his eyes, and subconsciously raised his head and asked loudly, "Who?" ”

Jing Tian walked up to him and stood up, Liu Ying picked up the lantern and stood up, dangling the lantern in front of her eyes, only to see a smiling face looking at him.

"Jing Tilt?" Liu Ying looked a little surprised, Jing Tian nodded, and Liu Ying asked again, "Why don't you sleep so late, and come here?" ”

"What about you? Why don't you sleep? Jing Tian smiled and asked him, "Don't you have to be on duty tonight?" ”

"It's worth ......" Liu Ying blurted out that she forgot that she claimed to be a guard captain, and when she asked her like this, she couldn't turn around, paused, and said with a smile, "I'm not worth the night tonight." ”

The two smiled and sat together on the barren lawn, Liu Ying put the lantern aside, put her hands on her knees, and played with the Xun in her hands.

"Do you have something on your mind?" Jing Tian looked straight ahead and asked him.

Liu Ying was stunned for a moment and said, "Do I seem to have something on my mind?" He turned to look at her.

Jing tilted his head and smiled, and also met his gaze, and said, ""You didn't blow "Mountains and Flowing Water" like that, you blow it very vicissitudes, stunned, and lonely, aren't you happy?" ”

Liu Ying looked away, her face lost her innocent smile, and she frowned. He has something on his mind, he is the crown prince, but he doesn't know how to deal with the awkward father-son relationship with his father, the two are polite and have nothing to say together, and when he feasted a few days ago, although his father did not make it clear about the change of the prince, his father just wanted to see the reaction. Although he did not have the support of the minister and failed, he was very cold, he knew what his father meant, but he didn't know how to face his father every day, a person who tried everything to replace himself was his biological father, how should he face it? He felt that he was a failure to be a prince and a son, and he couldn't make Liu Bang like it.

Since he can't get his father's love, he also admits it, and he can't be as lively as Ruyi to make his father love. This afternoon, Princess Lu Yuan called him to the Changxin Palace of Empress Lu, and Sister told him what Dai Qing heard in Yuzao Palace, saying that Qi Ji was unhappy, and his father tried his best to make her happy, and also took her and the acting king to Shanglin Yuan to hunt for Qi Ji to relieve her boredom, indicating that his father still only spoiled Qi Ji's mother and son, and his position as prince could be replaced at any time, telling him to pay more attention to his words and deeds, and not to do things that his father hated.

And Liu Ying was already disgusted with this kind of behavior of fighting to be the emperor behind his back, and felt that it was a very passive defense, and this kind of life was not what he wanted. He is kind, he is gentle, he likes to be quiet and natural, to some extent, he lives like Bo Ji and Zhang Liang, it is good to be quiet and quiet. But he was born in the emperor's family, and he can't be the master of his own life, he is the country's and the people of the world, he bears the mission of the country, and he is tired and does not make his own decisions. Liu Ying was lonely, melancholy, and tired, he felt that if his father really called him the emperor, he would not treat himself like that, and his father would not stay with Qi Ji every day, and he only felt guilty about himself and his mother, but he didn't know that what his mother wanted was his love, and what he wanted was a word of praise from him.

Regarding her sister's statement, Liu Ying didn't take it to heart at all, her face was tired, she stood with her sleeves brushed, and said indifferently and detachedly, "If the father really wants to replace the son, the son has nothing to say, the monarch and the minister, the father and son, the king is the minister, the father is the son, and the son obeys, and the son is obedient, and the younger brother is Ruyi on my behalf, and the son is not embarrassed." ”

Empress Lu was in a hurry, walked to his side with an arrow step, forced him with anxious and sharp eyes, gritted his teeth and asked, "Do you want us to follow you to death?" Are you sure you'll be alive and well in a hundred years? Do you think Qi Ji will let go of the queen mother who had a rivalry with her? ”

"Brother Ruyi won't kill us." Liu Ying was forced by Empress Lu's sharp eyes, softened a little, and turned her face sideways to look at one place.

"Don't be naïve, the supremacy of imperial power is related to the interests of life and death, don't you know the disaster of Shen Sheng's heavy ears?" Empress Lu was a little angry when she saw her son being so weak and forbearing, she had to break his dream and continued, "Since ancient times, the royal family has been a succession, you have no fault, why should he abolish you, you don't want to be so weak and let others slaughter you." ”

Liu Ying stood there without saying a word, continuing to tilt her head sideways and not look at Empress Lu. Seeing that he was still like this, Empress Lu was a little annoyed, and she also stood up, but fortunately, the princess came over to comfort the prince, and said, "Brother, the queen mother is also for your good, you are still young, you don't understand the palace political disputes, the queen mother is working very hard for you to find a future, you should thank the queen mother, go and apologize to the queen mother." The princess poked him with her finger and told him to confess his mistake.

Liu Yingnunu mouthed, looked at Sister A, although she did not approve of Empress Lu's words, Liu Ying's mind was full of filial piety, she didn't dare to disobey Empress Lu, walked to Empress Lu's side, looked at Empress Lu was still a little angry, obediently bowed her head and bowed her hand to make an apology, "Queen Mother, my son is wrong, please forgive my son." ”

Although Empress Lu was very angry with her son's weak character, she was also very uncomfortable when she saw him caught in the middle and didn't want to attract blood. Her face also softened, she was not so angry, turned around, raised her hand and touched Liu Ying's forehead, and looked at her son carefully, such a humble, gentle and sensible prince could not get Liu Bang's love, and Empress Lu complained and was powerless. Empress Lu sighed, her eyes were full of maternal love, and she said in a gentle tone, "As a child of the royal family, I have enjoyed the glory and wealth that ordinary people should not have, shouldn't I bear some more responsibilities and pressure than others?" The Queen Mother knows you don't want to do this, but it's our duty to guard what we have. I don't know whether Liu Ruyi can become the prince, but the queen mother heard that the emperor has no relatives, but virtue is supplemented, and with his personality, he has few virtues. ”

Liu Ying was silent but nodded in acceptance of what Empress Lu said.

Dai Qing offered three teas, one to Empress Lu, one to the princess, and one to the prince. The prince learned from the princess that Dai Qing told Empress Lu about the Yuzao Palace, and immediately felt that Dai Qing would only cause trouble and destroy the peace of the harem, and he didn't want to pay attention to Dai Qing for a while. Dai Qing handed the tea in his hand but didn't see the prince coming, so he glanced at the prince, the prince was looking at her complainingly, took the tea and drank it rudely, ignoring Dai Qing at all, Dai Qing was lost in his heart for a while, standing beside Lu Hou stunned.

Empress Lu drank tea and said, "Okay, the queen mother will help you, you just do it, and come to Changxin Palace again tomorrow." ”

Liu Ying nodded again.

Liu Ying thought about what happened in Changxin Palace this afternoon, sighed helplessly and lowered his head, he didn't know what to do was right, he didn't know how to minimize the fight, he was worried, but he couldn't tell Jing his troubles, he only felt uncomfortable in his chest and no one to tell.

He looked up at Jing Ting, but saw that Jing Tian was also looking at him, as if waiting for an answer.

"What do you think, so obsessed." Jing Tian saw that he pondered for a while, heard him sigh again and again, and saw that he was full of sadness, so he turned his head sideways and asked with a smile.

"It's nothing, what can I do, you guessed wrong, I'm not proficient in music, so it's good to be able to play like this." Liu Ying played with the Xun handle, hiding the unhappiness in her heart and said with a smile to Jing Tian.

Jing Tian nodded in disbelief.