After Liu Banglu, King Qi and King Zhao talked about it in Changxin Palace for a while, it was almost dusk, it was dark outside, and there were still people in the palace next door, cleaning up the garbage left over from today's feast. They all had to get the palace as clean as it used to be before dinner.

The people in the small palace in Changxin Palace waited for Liu Bang and the others, and after a while, they came in to pour tea for them, served fruits, and when the tea was cold, they came in to replace it, and then went to make a cup of hot food and send it in. Liu Bang was always thinking about how to open his mouth to Empress Lu and explain the matter of Weiyang Palace today, but every time the words came to his mouth, he felt that it was inappropriate, so he finally didn't say it several times, and Empress Lu saw Liu Bang's every move after entering the house clearly, and suddenly felt a little happier in his heart, thinking about who told you to be so ruthless. Liu Bang was annoyed, and his sullen breath was changed with a 'sigh', and he suddenly pretended to be interested in saying that he wanted to play chess, and his tone was full of anger. King Qi of Qi and King Zhao Qi looked at the sky outside and it was already dark and couldn't see anything, and when he saw that the emperor was not very happy and didn't dare to say that he would go back, he stayed with him, Liu Bang said that he would let them stay in Changxin Palace to eat, and together with Prince Luhou, by the way, he also called Princess Lu Yuan and Yan'er, as for their official residence, they asked people to go out of the palace and told them not to cook, King Zhao of Qi had to nod and say okay.

King Zhao of Qi accompanied Liu Bang to play chess for a while, only to see that sometimes they looked solemn, sometimes touched their chins, sometimes scratched their ears and cheeks, and sometimes were happy, no matter what, they would let Liu Bang go. Liu Bang also understood this kind of chess, so he didn't expose them, he simply pretended to be confused, and didn't want to destroy the good they gave him. Empress Lu sat quietly and watched their monarchs and ministers play chess, and sometimes followed Le Yile, served tea from Dai Qing's hand, and personally served tea to the emperor and them, watching the game between them.

At the time of a stick of incense, a little eunuch outside came in and said, "Your Majesty, the queen, you can have dinner."

Liu Bangzheng and their rise up, ignored the words of the little eunuch, and continued to go down with them. Although King Qi and King Zhao heard that it was time to eat, although they were so hungry that they were growling, Liu Bang didn't speak, and they didn't dare to stand up and pat their butts and leave, so they had to pretend not to hear and accompany Liu Bang.

When Empress Lu saw that Liu Bang didn't speak, and saw his energetic appearance, she didn't want to disturb, so she waved to the little eunuch and told him to go out.

Suddenly, Liu Bang let out a laugh, looked at the chess pieces on the chessboard that had become a foregone conclusion, and then happily threw off his boots, crossed his legs on the couch, scratched his head and rubbed his nose with one hand, and said with a smile, "How did you two go, let me win again, can't you really win against me?" ”

King Qi of Qi and King Zhao Qi bowed his hands and praised Liu Bang, "The skills of the sons and daughters are not as good as their father's emperor, so that the father and the emperor laughed." ”

Liu Bang was also happy to see their deferential appearance, smiled with his chin head, glanced at the sky outside, it was so dark that even the white swan couldn't notice it, and asked a eunuch next to him when it was, and the eunuch said that two quarters of an hour had passed for dinner. Liu Bang raised his eyebrows slightly, lightly 'oh', touched his stomach, and did not eat and drink enough when he feasted, because he was always thinking about wishful things. got down from the couch, Lv Hou hurriedly handed him boots, knelt on the ground and personally put on boots for Liu Bang, at first Liu Bang looked at Lv Hou unknowingly, and suddenly felt a kind of guilt, a long time ago, Lv Hou also wore boots for himself like this, and never complained. Now Empress Lu is wearing boots for herself like this, but she has hurt her a little, looking at Empress Lu who is kneeling on the ground, her heart is moved, this is his good wife, the woman he wants to accompany all his life, she is gentle and elegant, motherly, kind and wise, and suddenly her mind is all good for Empress Lu, Liu Bang put his right hand on Lv Hou's shoulder, and Empress Lu raised his head and smiled at him, "It's hard to change what you are used to." He put on the boot on his right foot for Liu Bang, and Liu Bang patted Lu Hou's shoulder gratefully. got off the ground and stood up, leaned over to help Lu Hou up, holding her shoulders tightly with both hands, and his eyes were full of guilt and gratitude. Empress Lu smiled at him gently and softly. In an instant, the two seemed to have untied the knot in each other's hearts, Liu Bang had a relaxed smile, turned to look at King Zhao of Qi, and then Liu Bang stroked his back and said, "You are not inferior to me, but deliberately let me, thinking that I can't see it?" ”

"This ......", King Zhao of Qi lowered his head and was silent.

"Let's learn chess skills later, let's have dinner now." Liu Bang smiled in his heart when he saw that they didn't answer. I had to go to dinner.

In the evening, Changxin Palace was very lively, Liu Bang Empress Lu, King Zhao of Qi, Princess Lu Yuan, Liu Bang also ordered someone to call his little brother Liu Jiao, King of Chu, and Xiao Zhang Yan accompanied Liu Bang to have a meal.

During this period, the dinner table was full of laughter, some were amused by Xiao Zhang Yan, some laughed with Liu Bang, and some laughed out loud when they talked about some old things. Liu Bang talked about the interesting things he had in his childhood, the interesting things between him and Fan Xu, and some interesting things between him and Xiahou Ying, Xiao He and Cao Shen, as if he had returned to that simple and pure village. Everyone recalls and laughs, is not a little nostalgic and sentimental, how many years, time has passed, no one has returned to their hometown, and I don't know if their hometown has changed. I miss the stout locust tree in front of the village, I miss the mulberry picking woman that everyone in the village likes, I miss the breeze on the mountain in my hometown, I miss the drizzle that suddenly drifted on the field road, I miss sitting in front of the old man with my chin in my hand and listening to the old man tell the ancient legends, I miss the strong local sound and wine smell in my hometown, and I miss all the things in my hometown.

Empress Lu sat snuggled up to Liu Bang, and Xiao Zhang Yan was in her arms, playing by herself. The crown prince sat with Empress Lu snuggling up, during which Empress Lu told him to do something, and he followed what he did, including what to say to his father, how to toast, and how to serve him vegetables, all of which Empress Lu told him in his ear. The prince didn't investigate too much, and didn't ask Empress Lu why he was like this, because there were too many such things, and he was already numb, but Empress Lu taught him how to do it, and he just followed suit, like wood, without the slightest enthusiasm. Fortunately, Liu Bang didn't care about him, if he found his expression, Liu Bang was imagining in his heart again, whether the prince was dissatisfied with him, whether he minded that he was overly doting on Ruyi and snubbed him during the Weiyang feast. At the dinner table, he only had a good time with Yan'er, and he didn't care about the rest, just like a puppet at the dinner table, except for Empress Lu who occasionally talked to him, others just accompanied his father, where did he care about himself?

The night was already deep, the bell rang outside the palace gate, and the dinner party was finally over, and the day was finally over. The other halls and palaces all fall asleep with lights out, only the reddish palace lamps are hung in front of the door of Changxin Palace, and the quiet and lively are faint. After the meal, King Qi returned to his official residence under the escort of the palace guards, and King Zhao was eager to talk to his wife Princess Lu Yuan and daughter Zhang Yan to relieve the pain of lovesickness these days. The crown prince Liu Ying, as usual, didn't say much, but when everyone was almost gone, he saluted Liu Bang and Lu Hou and was about to return to the palace, but was stopped by Liu Bang.

Liu Ying stopped and followed Liu Bang to a place.

"Ying'er, are you okay these days?" Liu Bang asked opposite him.

Liu Ying bowed her hand, bowed her head and replied lightly, "Erchen, everything is fine, Father Xie is worried." ”

Liu Bang paused, seeing that the son in front of him and he had nothing to talk about, and the answer was so bleak and unenthusiastic, he suddenly felt that the distance between them was much, much more estranged. Although he is his biological son, after all, he passed on his favor to Liu Ruyi, so he was a little light on the prince, and today he made it so uncomfortable for the prince and Ruyi, Liu Bang didn't know how to continue to talk to Liu Ying, so he had to pick something to say.

"Who taught you that 'Ode to the Son of Heaven'?" Liu Bang suddenly remembered the hymn that the prince recited when he held the emperor in his arms as soon as he entered the hall, and he had been doubting for a long time, could his son really make such a hymn? He didn't believe it, he didn't have a prince at that time. He had to figure out who had helped him like this, he had to figure out whether or not the person who wrote had fallen into the trap.

Liu Ying was stunned for a moment, in fact, he didn't know who wrote it, he only knew that it was Empress Lu who asked him to say this, so he didn't ask in detail, and he didn't have time to ask in detail, so he had to memorize it firmly and read it out in front of the civil and military forces, and completed Empress Lu's task. Now Liu Bang has doubts, and when he asks about this matter, Liu Ying doesn't have time to figure out the ins and outs, how can he answer his father? But he knows Liu Bang's thoughts, even if he knows, he must not tell him who wrote it, in case Liu Bang holds a grudge, what will he do if he is other than him one day? Liu Ying had to think about the life of the person who wrote a hymn for herself, thought for a long time, and said vaguely, "This is written by Erchen, thinking that the Weiyang feast is a national feast, and Erchen has no skills, so he can only compose a hymn to praise the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty." After speaking, Liu Ying stood there obediently and said nothing.

Although Liu Bang was suspicious, but there was no way, Liu Ying said this to find out if he didn't tell him the truth, and the words in his throat were almost swallowed back into his stomach after all, so he had to nod, "Okay, Ying'er does have a talent for writing and ink, my father is not as good as you, I hope you continue to work hard." ”

When Liu Ying heard Liu Bang say that he couldn't do it as well as himself, she was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat, so she had to shirk it, "My father is very talented, but my son is not as good as him." ”

Liu Bang patted him on the shoulder and smiled.