It's already early May, and it's been nearly ten days since Liu Ruyi was named King of Zhao. Mrs. Qi didn't want Ruyi to be named King Zhao in her heart, for fear that she and Ruyi would be nakedly remembered by Empress Lu and become the target of public criticism. Every night, I tell Liu Bang to cut off Ruyi's throne, and it is good to remain the acting king and stay in Guanzhong. Liu Bang was not happy when he heard it, and always thought that Mrs. Qi was worried, saying that the queen was generous to others, and told Mrs. Qi to relax her life. Mrs. Qi saw that Ruyi's appointment as King Zhao could not be changed, so she slowly accepted it with a frightened heart. I heard that in the past few days, the other concubines have repeatedly worshiped Empress Lu, and Empress Lu will reward her, Qi Ji is afraid of Empress Lu, and she did not dare to go to Changxin Palace to worship Empress Lu when she encountered Ruyi's attack on King Zhao. However, some people in the Yuzao Palace heard from outside that Zhu Ji privately said how Empress Lu was dissatisfied with Qi Ji's 'no one in her eyes', and she did not come to worship the queen by relying on the emperor's favor, and said that Ruyi was named Queen Zhao, and Qi Ji was even more fearless not to worship the emperor, nor to worship the queen once. Qi Ji was shocked when she heard the palace people say this, and after hesitating for a long time, she also knew that she was at a loss, and Qi Ji was terrified in her heart, so she came to Changxin Palace to worship Queen Lu.

On the surface, Empress Lu treated each concubine as in the past, and she was no exception to Qi Ji's 'good', seeing her suddenly come to worship herself, Empress Lu was a little surprised at first, and after thinking about it carefully, Qi Ji's worship should also be, and the concubines in each palace should come to worship every few days, but Empress Lu had instructed them not to run to Changxin Palace diligently, and gradually there were fewer and fewer people worshipping. Now that she had just encountered the Ruyi migration to the king of Zhao, Zhu Ji began to run to Changxin Palace diligently, hiding and saying bad things about Qi Ji openly or secretly, and blaming her for not coming to worship the most. Empress Lu thought in her heart that Qi Ji must have come when she heard the gossip, so she only smiled disdainfully.

After Mrs. Qi finished worshipping Empress Lu, she obediently stood aside and waited for Empress Lu's lecture. Empress Lu was teasing Liu Chang in the cradle, and inadvertently saw that Qi Ji was still standing, so he deliberately didn't say anything and asked her to stand for a while. After a long time, when Empress Lu hugged Liu Chang on her lap, she deliberately glanced at Qi Ji's side, and pretended to be surprised and asked why Qi Ji was still here. Qi Ji immediately became respectful, bowed her head and said in trepidation, she had done something wrong recently, and she didn't dare to go first when the queen was angry.

Empress Lu was surprised, smiled disdainfully, knowing that what Qi Ji said was wrong and referring to Ruyi as King Zhao's matter, so he asked Qi Ji to sit down, Empress Lu was on fire in his heart, but his face pretended to be virtuous, lenient and deeply righteous, "Your Majesty did the right thing, the king with a different surname is not reliable, the Liu clan is not virtuous, it is better to come to Ruyi, this matter has nothing to do with you." With a hint of disdain and coldness, he turned his head and smiled at the lovely baby in his arms to relieve the pent-up anger. Qi Ji glanced at Empress Lu cautiously, lowered her head and didn't dare to speak, she was depressed in her heart, she couldn't guess what Empress Lu was thinking, but what she said was so relaxed and open, and she suddenly felt that Empress Lu was unfathomable.

After Empress Lu coaxed Liu Chang to sleep, Qi Ji said that she was going to pay homage to the Emperor Taishang and left. Empress Lu went to the silkworm room to pass the boredom in her heart, and she was stunned to hold her cheeks when she thought about things. Since Da Ruyi was named King Zhao, Changxin Palace has concubines beside Empress Lu every day to pinch Qi Ji. The most diligent is Mrs. Guan, who originally wanted to ask the emperor to leave the position of King Zhao to the child in his womb, but Liu Bang did not agree, but unexpectedly gave Ruyi, who was already the acting king. Mrs. Guan couldn't be angry, so she came to Lu Hou to vent, "Niangniang, what's so good about that kid from Qi Ji's family, look at how much Your Majesty spoils him, as if someone else has no children." The more Mrs. Guan spoke, the more excited she became, and she took a sip of the tea on the case and continued to dance with her eyebrows, "Ruyi was originally the acting king, but now His Majesty does not crown other princes as kings, but he migrates Ruyi, Your Majesty is not King Zhou You nor Xia Wei, right?" With the sole favor of Qi Ji, any good thing is that they rush first, and the mother is spoiled. Mother, it's time for you to work hard, look at the prince......"

Before he finished speaking, he was forced by Empress Lu's fierce and stern eyes, and just said, "How is the prince?" ”

The lady realized that she had said the wrong thing, her face suddenly stiffened, and she quickly knelt down to apologize as if she was smiling, "The concubine said something wrong." ”

Empress Lu was silent, the anger in her heart had already burned all over her body, and her face was clouded and unhappy. Mrs. Guan glanced at Empress Lu obliquely, and saw that Empress Lu was not happy, but a trace of anger suddenly appeared in her eyes. Mrs. Guan dared to stimulate Lu Hou and said, "The concubine said something that the mother doesn't like to hear, Your Majesty did this, but she just wanted to call Ruyi the prince, and the mother should know that Qi Ji and His Majesty have always been very enthusiastic about this change of storage, although there is no trace on the surface, but everything is aimed at the position of the prince." Now that Ruyi is the king of Zhao, His Majesty loves him very much, doesn't this make the ministers bias towards Ruyi's side? ”

Empress Lu's eyes moved, and she felt that what Mrs. Guan said was a little correct, so she turned her head slightly to look at Mrs. Guan and then turned her gaze to look outside the hall, her eyes were so deep that no one could read through it, what plans and ideas, Empress Lu had her own decision in her heart. After a long time, he said, "If you don't make Ruyi the king, do you think there is a more suitable candidate?" Empress Lu resolutely asked Mrs. Guan indifferently.

"This ......" Mrs. Guan was speechless for a while, and she really didn't think about who was the most suitable candidate, so she immediately opened her mouth and bowed her head silently. Empress Lu smiled disdainfully again, and said to Mrs. Guan with a hint of sarcasm, "Haven't you and Qi Ji been the closest in recent months?" Why is she unhappy when she meets something good? ”

Mrs. Guan glanced at Empress Lu, as if she had something to say after all, she didn't say anything, she only moved the corners of her mouth and buried her head lower. Knowing that Mrs. Guan was a person, Empress Lu glanced at her and smiled sarcastically. Empress Lu said to Mrs. Guan, who was silent, "Take care of your mouth in the future, and you must understand the golden mean, you are not as good as Bo Ji in this regard." Empress Lu took Mrs. Guan's hand and said mysteriously, "If the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will be lost; If you want to take it, you will take it. ”

Mrs. Guan frowned but carefully guessed Empress Lu's words, seeing that she didn't understand, Empress Lu smiled disapprerovingly, asked Mrs. Guan to go back, and told her to take good care of her body, and she would give birth in a few months, and allowed her not to study, not to raise silkworms, not to do things in the weaving room, just stay in the palace and don't mix some useless things all day long, and the harem chickens and dogs are restless.

Not long after Mrs. Guan left, the prince also came to the queen's palace to worship Empress Lu, and the prince was always so unconfident in his eyes but looked indifferent and indifferent, which made Empress Lu anxious. The prince has been in a hurry these days, and he has been in a hurry. On this day, the prince was stopped by Empress Lu, and asked him about his studies and recent living conditions, and the prince said that the cuckoo was well managed, and the uncle and grandson Taifu had taught him the knowledge of the six arts, and had been learning five rites and six music recently. When Empress Lu was relieved, she patted the prince's shoulder and her face was worried. Seeing that the queen mother had something in her heart, the prince knew that it was for his position as the prince, because the recent incident of Ruyi being crowned king was too big. The crown prince took the initiative to comfort Empress Lu, "Queen Mother, Mencius said: A gentleman has three pleasures, and the king does not exist with the world." Both parents exist, brothers have no reason, and they are happy; Look up to the sky, bow down to people, and be happy; Get the world's talents and educate them, and the three music are also. The son is willing to be such a gentleman. For wishful things, we ...... Don't take it too seriously. ”

Empress Lu was pleased that her son said such a thing, and at the same time she became worried, she had been fighting with Qi Ji for so many years, but her son didn't care about these things, but stopped them one by one, what was the point of doing these things by himself. Empress Lu immediately felt that he was isolated, as if he was on the edge of an abyss, with no reliable people around him, and he was alone. The attached son patted his hand, smiled and said nothing, Empress Lu knew that it was in vain to say anything, and his son did not go to his heart.

In the afternoon, Lu Yuan also entered the palace. Empress Lu was very surprised, pulled her daughter to sit down, and asked the cooks to make a lot of delicious food for her daughter. happily asked Lu Yuan why he wanted to enter the palace, how are he and Zhang Ao okay in recent days? How are the two grandchildren, do you miss your grandmother? When Empress Lu saw Lu Yuan, she happily greeted for a while, and asked a lot of questions, Lu Yuan answered one by one, and her mother did these things and said that, just for Lu Yuanken to take the initiative to enter the palace to find herself. Lu Yuan saw that his mother was busy for herself, she was her own mother, her daughter had not come to the palace for a long time, she was lonely and helpless, Lu Yuan suddenly felt that his mother was pitiful, and he couldn't help but have wet spots in his eyes. also ate, and also said that after talking about it, Lu Yuan entered the palace this time only for another thing, that is, his younger brother's business. Empress Lu waved his hand and asked the other palace people to go down, leaving himself and Lu Yuan alone, Lu Yuan took Empress Lu's hand and said, "Queen Mother, I will tell you straight to the point, King Zhao's Ruyi is known all over the city, and all of them show his father's doting on him." I discussed with the Hou Ye, if you want my younger brother to keep the position of the prince, we must unite the forces of the ministers of the court, with their support and support, it is difficult for the father to shake the position of the younger brother's crown prince, why don't the queen mother go to find those meritorious veterans in the court? ”

One sentence hit Lu Hou's heart, and he smiled heartily at Lu Yuan after being slightly stunned, and patted Lu Yuan's hand with him, and Lu Yuan also smiled.