It snowed all night, draping the entire city of Chang'an in white gauze. The palace eunuchs began to sweep the roads early in the morning, shovel the snow, and bring stoves to the various dormitories. Liu Bang instructed Shaofu to make more thick cotton clothes, including the palace eunuchs. Liu Bang had breakfast in Yuzao Palace, it was snowing today, and there was nothing major in Chang'an City, so he thought about going to Liyang Palace to see if his father's condition had improved. Acting Wang Ruyi was noisily to follow Liu Bang to Liyang Palace to see the emperor, Liu Bang pinched his face and smiled and said that the weather was cold and the road was slippery, and the Yuzao Palace was still far away from Liyang Palace, so there was no need to go today, wait for the sky to turn clear, and take him with him when the sun came out, and asked him and Mrs. Qi to avoid the snow in the palace. Ruyi pouted angrily and sat on the mat, his face was red from the cold, but he didn't care. Mrs. Qi still brought a robe and put it on Liu Bang and told him to beware of the slippery road, Liu Bang smiled at him and walked out of the Yuzao Palace, 'crunching' stepping on the snowflakes and heading towards the Liyang Palace. Said that this Ruyi was willing to stay in the palace and play with his mother, seeing that the emperor had just left, Ruyi asked Zhen'er to bring him a short wind robe, put on warm gloves, and before Mrs. Qi could react to where he was going, Ruyi had already run down the steps like a gust of wind to find Liu Heng in Jinhua Palace to play. At this time, only Liu Heng can play with him, and the rest of the brothers are still young, and some are still in infancy, where can they recognize this lively and clever little brother.

"Ruyi ......" Ruyi disappeared into Mrs. Qi's call, and Mrs. Qi sighed at him, "It's good if you don't make trouble for a day." Everyone in the palace held back their smiles and went to work.

Liyang Palace.

Liu Bang came to Liyang Palace, stomped the snow on his boots on the steps, took off his robe and handed it to the eunuch who was close to him, and learned from the palace people at the gate of Liyang Palace that the queen and the prince had been here for a while. Liu Bang was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his hands and went in, and saw that Empress Lu was sitting in front of the couch with a decoction and feeding it to the emperor, and the prince was pinching the legs and shoulders of the emperor on the side. The eunuch wanted to open his mouth to report the emperor's arrival, but Liu Bang signaled to stop him, and stood quietly in front of the palace to watch Empress Lu and the prince serve the emperor. It can be seen from a distance that the Emperor Taishang is in good spirits today, and his face is gradually rosy.

"Imperial Father, do you feel better after drinking the medicine?" Empress Lu turned around and handed the bowl of the decoction in his hand to Dai Qing, and Dai Qing handed it to the palace maid again.

The Emperor Taishang nodded twice with his eyes slightly closed, and said vaguely, "Empress...... Hard, my good grandson...... Come. After that, it made Liu Bang feel happy, yesterday I had never heard that the emperor could speak, and today I saw that I had already heard my father's slurred and intermittent words, which made Liu Bang happy.

The crown prince respectfully knelt in front of the emperor's couch, clasped the emperor's hand with both hands, and listened to the emperor's words, "Over the years, you have ...... suffered, the emperor was busy, forgive...... Him. The Emperor Taishang held back his strength and pulled out his hand to pat the prince's hand gently, and his cloudy eyes turned to Empress Lu's side weakly, hoping that Empress Lu could understand the emperor's snub to her.

Empress Lu was moved, and she was still worried about the awkwardness of her son and daughter-in-law when she was old, and she felt very sorry for the old man, and she also wanted to let the emperor recuperate with peace of mind, so she smiled and said to the emperor, "There is the emperor's father who is concerned, and the daughter-in-law understands the emperor." ”

While they were talking, a voice of 'The Emperor has arrived-' interrupted their conversation. Empress Lu and the crown prince hurriedly came to bow to the emperor, Liu Bang politely helped them up one by one, looked at Empress Lu and the prince with gentle eyes, and walked to his father's bed, gave his father a plain ceremony between father and son, re-arranged the cushion behind his father, raised it a little, and asked with concern, "Seeing that the imperial father is better, the son is deeply pleased." It snowed last night, and the Imperial Father wasn't cold, right? ”

The Emperor Taishang nodded with a 'hmm', but he held back his strength but stretched out an index finger to point at the queen, and said vaguely, "The queen and Ying'er...... Near-child time, child time, child time...... Only then did I go back, hand it over before leaving, explain that the palace people are good, and it is good to live...... Take care of me. ”

Liu Bang was already grateful, so he raised his head and looked at the queen and the crown prince gently and kindly, and Empress Lu also smiled back.

Liu Bang said to Lu Hou, "I'm tired." ”

Empress Lu smiled and shook her head, "Filial piety, the foundation of virtue, what a concubine should do." ”

The two of them were either modest or praising this little thing, and a eunuch outside the door came in to report that Mrs. Guan had also come. When Liu Bang heard that Mrs. Guan was coming, he hurriedly got up and went to the palace to pick her up outside the palace, afraid that a child in his belly would be lost if he accidentally slipped in the snow. Empress Lu also followed outside the hall.

In the courtyard, Mrs. Guan was supported by Chanxin and walked carefully here, the two of them were deep and shallow, Mrs. Guan's body was bulky and sometimes slipped, if it wasn't for Chanxin's support, she would have to hug the snow cordially. Mrs. Guan's performance in the snow made Liu Bang frightened, although he was angry in his heart, Mrs. Guan had to hurriedly go down the steps to pick her up in person, Liu Bang hurriedly walked in the direction of Mrs. Guan, and pointed to her stomach and complained loudly, "I'm not afraid of accidents in such a heavy snow, what are you doing here?" Pregnant with a child, the Emperor Taishang will not complain that you don't go to see him. While speaking, Liu Bang walked to Mrs. Guan's side in two steps, and instead of Chanxin, he supported Mrs. Guan and carefully protected her by his side.

Mrs. Guan looked at the emperor around her shoulders, but she lowered her head and pouted her eyebrows and squeezed together, as if she was a little complaining, and she didn't dare to be angry with the emperor officially, she had already planned in her abdomen when she came, pretending to be hypocritical but reluctantly said, "The concubine knows that she has done something wrong again recently, Your Majesty blames me, I don't go to Linhua Hall for a few days, and the concubine knows that the emperor is set to be here with the emperor, and I will find it today." ”

Liu Bang was defeated by her, for Guan Xiuyan's matter, Liu Bang also felt guilty for Mrs. Guan, although Mrs. Guan directly forced Meng Yao to death, Liu Bang already felt that Meng Yao's death was responsible for him, although he was still a little angry with Mrs. Guan, but when he saw Mrs. Guan again today, Liu Bang did not show any anger in the sky, and Liu Bang himself felt that he did not go to Linhua Palace. Thinking of Mrs. Guan's actions, Liu Bang didn't say anything, helped her up the steps, and saw that Empress Lu was watching on the steps. Even in front of the emperor, Mrs. Guan didn't dare not give the queen a big salute, and met the queen's half-lukewarm eyes, and Mrs. Guan just raised her hand. Empress Lu smiled slightly, and said strangely, "Excuse me, why do you need to be polite in pasta now that you are an emperor." Facing Liu Bang badly, he blamed Mrs. Guan, so he changed his direction and blamed Chanxin, "Chanxin, take care of Mrs. Guan, what is the matter with her, ask you." Chanxin was also clever, and nodded busily and said, 'Oh'.

Liu Bang, who was standing beside Mrs. Guan, could naturally figure out the subtlety and gunpowder in the words between the two of them, he dusted off the falling snow on his body without interjecting, stomped the snowflakes on his boots, coughed twice and went in again. When Empress Lu and Mrs. Guan saw that the audience was gone, their eyes also showed a strange light, and after staring for a while, they followed Liu Bang into the inner hall, and Chanxin patted the falling snow on Mrs. Guan's body. Mrs. Guan came mainly to see the emperor this time, the emperor was in Liyang Palace to take care of her father, and Mrs. Guan didn't dare not ask the emperor for peace. With his hands on his abdomen, he walked to the emperor's couch and knelt down to make a complete salute. The Emperor nodded to her, and when she was anxious, her child motioned for others to help her up.

"The daughter-in-law has been here for a long time, I hope the emperor will forgive me." Mrs. Guan said.

The Emperor said, "And, and should stay in you, your palace...... Recuperate, here...... There are queens. ”

Mrs. Guan gave Empress Lu another nod and smiled, and said with a slightly provocative smile, "The queen's mother is the world, and her sons and ministers are not as good as her." Lu ignored her coldly and ignored her. Seeing that the prince was also in the palace, Mrs. Guan smiled at the prince and said, "I heard that the prince has been accompanying the emperor in Liyang Palace for the past few days, and he is indeed a role model for the princes." ”

Mrs. Crown Prince Nianguan is his father's concubine, and she is his concubine in terms of generation, and according to the rules, she has to salute the emperor's concubine. The prince smiled on the spot, "I've seen my mother." ”

"The prince does have the demeanor of a prince, and the Han family is promising." Mrs. Guan only replied with a smile, but turned around and praised the prince to Liu Bang and Empress Lu respectfully.

Liu Bang was taboo about the prince, but Mrs. Guan deliberately picked it up, which made Liu Bangmo a little embarrassed, and she complained in her heart that it was not good for her to complain to Mrs. Guan directly to Empress Lu, so she had to cooperate with Mrs. Guan's embarrassing 'hehe' smile. Empress Lu's heart fluctuated, and like Liu Bang, he was also taboo about the prince, both of them avoided this matter, and now when Mrs. Guan is called, Liu Bang and Empress Lu are both embarrassed. Empress Lu couldn't endure it better than Liu Bang, and swept Mrs. Guan with cold eyes, and then said unceremoniously and rudely, "The Emperor Taishang needs to rest, if there is nothing to do, you go back, be careful of the belly, here the palace is watching." ”

The emperor couldn't wait to nod his head and wanted to call Mrs. Guan back. Mrs. Guan pouted and looked at Liu Bang, and suddenly there was a kind of nostalgia and prayer, a kind of infatuation and slight reproach in her eyes. Liu Bang didn't accept her pitifulness, and followed Lu Hou's path, "Go back, I'll go see you." Mrs. Guan was not very happy and came to the emperor's bed to say goodbye, "Your Excellency, my daughter-in-law will come to see you another day." ”

The Emperor gave an 'um' sound.

Mrs. Guan gave a farewell salute to the emperor and queen again, and before leaving, she deliberately turned around and glanced at the emperor who was looking at her with affection, Liu Bang stretched out a smiling face and handed her a look, and Mrs. Guan went out with Chanxin with a smile. Liu Bang came to the door of the palace and watched them go, for fear that something would happen to Mrs. Guan, so he told Chanxin to take good care of her, but he was still not at ease, and when they walked not far, Liu Bang called a few palace eunuchs from Liyang Palace to accompany Mrs. Guan all the way back.

Empress Lu saw all this in her eyes and did not make any expression.