Empress Lu froze in place for a while, and didn't come back to her senses for a long time. Dai Qing stepped forward and called her, "Niangniang, what does the emperor ......mean?"

Empress Lu came back to her senses, gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, that's what he meant." "Empress Lu doesn't understand how Guan Xiuyan died, how he died on the way to Yanmen, he was at odds with Mrs. Guan, the emperor didn't know, no wonder Guan Xiuyan had an accident, the emperor questioned her with a black face, even if he didn't do anything like that, but preconceived bias has always taken root in the minds of everyone in the palace, as if Guan Xiuyan's life and death are related to Empress Lu." Alas, with a long sigh, he paced and thought about it in the Changxin Palace, and his mind spelled out everything that might have happened to Guan Xiuyan in the past few days. She clearly told her brother not to act recklessly, and also asked Biyang Hou to stare at her brother in private, if her brother acted privately, then Biyang Hou would not fail to enter the palace to report to her, so when she faced Liu Bang, she dared not hesitate to say that Guan Xiuyan's death had nothing to do with her. Liu Bang said that even if it has nothing to do with him, can he be sure that he has nothing to do with other people from the Lu tribe? This is obviously talking about the brother again. Thinking about the events of the day before yesterday, but it gave Empress Lu a blow to the head, she was shocked and speechless, and then remembered that when she was a little more in time the day before yesterday, she sent someone out of the palace to summon her brother into the palace, but was told that the slave who built the Hou Mansion went out to report that the Hou was sick and was not suitable to enter the palace, and refused his will. At that time, Empress Lu didn't find anything abnormal, thinking that her brother was really sick, and sent someone to send some good supplements from the palace to her brother, and said that it was inconvenient for her to ask her brother to forgive her when she left the palace, but now it seems that she is worrying about herself.

According to his brother's strange behavior, thinking about Guan Xiuyan again, and then recalling the emperor's words, Empress Lu was convinced that Guan Xiuyan's death was related to his brother, it seems that he is not sick, he is afraid to come to see him, he is afraid that he will blame him fiercely after discovering his humble behavior, so he pretends to be sick and refuses to enter the palace to see him.

Lu Hou narrowed her eyes slightly, she figured everything out, her brother was dissatisfied with Guan Xiuyan forcing Lu Ling to death, although she persuaded her brother not to move Guan Xiuyan for the time being, and her brother also agreed, but on the road to Guan Xiuyan's appointment, my brother still didn't want to lose this opportunity to solve him, so he made the first move. After that, my brother was afraid that he would find out, so he hid in the house and did not enter the palace to see him, and someone found out about Guan Xiuyan's death in the future, which directly led to the emperor coming to Changxin Palace to question him about it. Empress Lu sighed, she didn't expect her brother to be so impulsive, and a fire in her chest immediately rushed to her throat, and she couldn't suppress her anger and slammed it on the door of the palace, "Brother can't hold his breath." ”

Dai Qing asked, "Do you want to summon the Hou Ye into the palace for detailed questioning?" ”

"No need, it must be my brother." Empress Lu narrowed his eyes and said, "I called him the day before yesterday, he was afraid that I would find out about him, so he didn't come, and if he went again today, it means that I already know, and he didn't dare to come." ”

Dai Qing asked again, "Didn't Niangniang tell the Marquis of Biyang to pay attention to the completion of the Hou?" Why didn't the Marquis of Biyang find out that he was going to take action? ”

Lv Hou pulled Dai Qing out of the hall, the two people standing on the steps were blown by a slight cool breeze, the wind robe behind them was rolled in the air and flew wantonly, the palace courtyard was clean, the plum blossoms in the corner of the wall had already budded a little, proudly showing their arrogance and cold fragrance to the world in the biting cold wind, Lv Hou looked at the plum trees in the corner and couldn't help but murmur, "The plum blossom is the most indifferent gentleman in the flower, and it is clean and indifferent without fighting." With a wry smile, he looked up at the clear sky, the sky was blue and vast, silently showing his tolerance and elegance. Dai Qing helped Lu Hou down the steps and walked to the plum tree in the corner, Lu Hou played with the unopened bud and said to Dai Qing, "Judging the ...... of this person", Lu Hou smiled and said, "Whatever is good for the Lu family, he has no hesitation." Moreover, he didn't have a good impression of Guan Xiuyan originally, his brother wanted to be him, and of course he supported it, but because the palace said that the timing was not good, even if he persuaded his brother, I believe that he would be persuaded by his brother. ”

Dai Qing raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Empress Lu extremely cautiously, but remembered his past behaviors, I heard that when Chu and Han were fighting for dominance in the world, Empress Lu and he were locked up in the Chu camp, and he had been taking care of Empress Lu. In the past year, Dai Qing has also seen the Marquis of Biyang come to Changxin Palace many times to talk about things, and every time there is something unpredictable between his eyes and Empress Lu. Dai Qing cautiously flattered, "The Marquis of Biyang...... It's so good to the mother, he ......"

Before he could finish speaking, he was forced back by a cold hook-like look from Empress Lu, and Dai Qing hurriedly bowed down in fear to admit his mistake, "The slave knows her mistake." ”

Lu Hou 'snapped-' and folded a bud plum blossom and slapped it lightly on Dai Qingmei's heart, and she took the plum blossom back to the hall with a white look, and turned her head coldly, "Bai Gui's defilement, Shang Ke grinding; If you say it, you can't do it! Don't talk nonsense. ”

Dai Qing understood what he meant, and immediately lowered his head and followed Lu Hou into the hall.

Liu Bang left Changxin Palace, pretending to be angry in his heart and didn't know where to vent, the clogs stepped on the smooth stone road and sounded, feeling that he was not good at facing the difficult Mrs. Guan for a while, she didn't know that her brother was dead, what would happen if she knew? Will she go to the queen to theorize or will she not eat or sleep for a few days and nights, leaning on the head of the bed stupidly as if she had lost her heart and tortured the child in her belly? Liu Bang didn't dare to think about Mrs. Guan's actions after knowing the truth, frowning all the way and shaking his head melancholy all the way with his hands behind his back all the way, fortunately, only himself and the queen knew about Guan Xiuyan's death for the time being, he believed that the queen would never dare to make a mistake this time, but he didn't know how long he could hide this matter, but he could hide it for as long as he could.

When he returned to the front hall, he ordered to go down, if someone entered the palace to report something, first ask about what the matter was before being allowed to enter the palace, and if it was in charge of Xiuyan's affairs, send five or six people to escort all the way to the front hall; If it was something else, he would just come in alone, the purpose was to prevent the news of Guan Xiuyan's death from being leaked out halfway.

I sat in the front hall for an afternoon, and gradually had a headache, not only about Xiuyan's affairs, but also about a lot of things recently, looking at Changling, encountering bureaucrats and big landlords annexing farmland, and dismissing a large number of people who were too old and young and had not returned home for several years when they arrived in Changling. Although these matters were handed over to the prime minister and a few ministers to deal with, Liu Bang knew that this matter would be blocked, and if a few ministers touched the interests of the big bureaucrats, they would definitely not succeed, and the bureaucrats and landlords would definitely protect their interests desperately, and sometimes they would unite against the imperial court. Liu Bang also knew that some peasants were indeed very miserable and had no free land, so he had to act compulsorily and send Xiao He, who was fighting with the people, to deal with all affairs, and others were just appropriately helping Xiao He, although the people thought that Xiao He was a virtuous minister, but the officials represented by him would be disgusted by the bureaucratic landlord class.

Liu Bang consciously or unconsciously pushed Xiao He on the target handle in a certain class, Xiao He pretended to be confused, this is what he has to do, and his principle is to do things for the people, and then carefully protect himself, he also understands that Liu Bang at this time is inseparable from himself, the Han Dynasty is initially decided, and the operation of the country is inseparable from him, an expert in governing the country.

After the red wheel fell to the west, it quickly fell into the night, and it was dark in the front hall, and several palace people came in with fire sticks to light the lamp, but Liu Bang didn't let them wave their hands and told them to go down. The moonlight shone in through the hollow carved window, so it was quiet and elegant, and he sat alone on the mat without moving or moving, until the eunuch came to pass the meal, and then he got up and said that he did not want to eat and sent the eunuch down. took the robe and walked to the gate of the hall to look in the left and right directions, and went in the direction of the Yuzao Palace.