Chapter 13: The Scapegoat
finally had a candidate who was willing to marry the Huns, although it was forced, Liu Bang was unwilling to debunk it, so he could only call her a scapegoat.
Whoever called Empress Lu had already sent the princess out of the palace.
Liu Bang had no way to deal with Empress Lu's move, he didn't have a plan after all.
Just now, Empress Lu was crying with Liu Bang as if she had been wronged, playing with the queen's temper, and now the rain has long passed. Liu Bang felt that she didn't need to comfort her at all, she had already arranged everything, just waiting for her to speak and stamp, making herself so passive, a major national event was made a family matter by her, and finally compromised her, which made Liu Bang a little angry.
However, for Empress Lu, the main thing is to put himself and his daughter's position in which position, if Liu Bang did not send the princess to Hu Di's heart, Empress Lu would not be so stimulated to shout at Liu Bang, and even felt that he was a little lucky, the emperor did not forget her benefits after all, if Liu Bang really had the heart to call the princess into Hu, Lu Hou finally guessed Liu Bang's mind, he had already forgotten the oath he had made in his heart.
Liu Bang and Lu Hou both felt a little disappointed in the end, and when they had no other way, they acted according to the ready-made method.
Liu Lu buried her head very low with resentment, she was unwilling to go, but there was no way, Empress Lu threatened her, if she didn't want to enter Hu on behalf of the princess, the whole family would die violently overnight. So Liu Lu had to promise Empress Lu, but the seeds of hatred had been planted in her heart, and she secretly swore that if one day, she would take revenge, even if she united with the Huns to sweep the Central Plains?
Is it true that your daughter is a human being, and other daughters should be in the Hu for her? Liu Lu suppressed a wave of anger in his eyes, but Empress Lu didn't know at this time.
Liu Bang came to Changxin Palace and suffered a lot of anger, this palace made him feel extremely uncomfortable, the more he looked at Lu Hou, the more he felt that she was no longer as gentle as a few years ago, and she was no longer the skillful wife who would help him wash his feet and beat his back and pinch his sideburns that night, she had become scheming and did not compromise means.
Liu Bang felt that he couldn't stay here for a moment, now that he had finalized the candidate for Hu, Liu Bang no longer considered this, he didn't want to stay in this suffocating Changxin Palace for a moment, some of the things in this palace were just cold and dull, without the slightest joy, Liu Bang couldn't stand it.
When did Liu Bang and Empress Lu become so strange, and they came in a hurry and left in a hurry? Don't want to stay here even overnight? Even if it was already too late, Liu Bang didn't want to spend the night here.
Not long after, Dai Qing came in from outside the door, holding tea in his hand and preparing two cups.
walked to the side of a few cases and put it down, poured tea and handed it to Liu Bang, but Liu Bang stood in place and thought about this 'Li Dai Taozhuang' thing without saying a word, and after a while, he glanced at Liu Lu, who was not familiar with him. There was some worry in his eyes, he didn't know if this Liu Lu was reliable, what if he was unwilling to tell his true identity at that time? didn't notice that Dai Qing gave him tea.
Seeing that he didn't pick up the tea that Dai Qing handed him, Empress Lu thought that he was angry with himself, so he walked to Liu Bang's side, took Dai Qing's tea from his hand, handed it to Liu Bang in person, and said, "Does the emperor hate his ministers and concubines so much?" Don't even drink a sip of tea? ”
Liu Bang turned his head to look at Empress Lu suddenly standing beside him, he was really startled, looked at the tea in her hand, and then glanced at Empress Lu before he said perfunctorily, "It's late at night, I don't drink tea." ”
Empress Lu did not interpret his words correctly, and took it for granted that he was competing with himself and ignored himself, and exhaled twice, and put the tea on the case with a 'boom', the tea splashed out, and he turned aside and stopped talking.
Hearing that Empress Lu was still making trouble, Liu Bang was originally holding his anger in his heart, so he was furious, and after thinking about it, he had broken his oath first, and he had some preconceived guilt for her, so he finally held back his anger again. Don't mess with her, call Dai Qing in a light tone and instruct, "It's late at night, Dai Qing helps the queen go back to the inner room to rest, I will also go back." ”
When Empress Lu heard that Liu Bang refused to stay here for even one night, she was angry, turned her head and glanced at Liu Bang who was standing not far from her, shook off Dai Qing's hand and returned to her bedroom like the wind.
Liu Bang looked at Empress Lu helplessly, shook his head and kept pinching his temples very tiredly, and turned his gaze to Liu Lu to look at her, still a little worried and asked, "You tell me the truth, are you really willing to marry the Huns?" ”
Liu Lu looked up at Liu Bang in a daze, not knowing whether to tell the truth or not, and he looked very entangled when he wanted to speak.
"Slave maid......" Liu Lu never said the word 'willing'.
"Did the queen force you?" Liu Bang approached her side again and asked, "How did the queen know that the Xiongnu envoys had come?" Which of the housekeepers of the Umoko Palace came to tell her? ”
Liu Bang asked step by step, Liu Lu retreated step by step to dodge Liu Bang, and was almost forced by Liu Bang to retreat on the bed. She stopped suddenly, looked at Liu Bang with evasive eyes, and remembered what Empress Lu had said to her: 'If you marry the Huns, your home will be full of gold and silver, and your parents will be crowned marquis, if you don't want to, you will die today and tomorrow'. Liu Lu's threatening words flashed in his ears, swallowed his saliva, and had to say, "No, the slave is willing, the little slave and maid are looking forward to seeing the scenery outside the Saiwai, and they must bow down to everything, if they don't go to see the Saiwai in person, how can they know that it is not as good as Chang'an?" The queen said that the Huns would send an envoy to marry in these days, so they began to prepare early, as for the princess, the queen was indeed reluctant, and the slave said that she wanted to go out of the customs to see outside the plug, and was willing to enter Hu, so there was today's thing. ”
Liu Bang listened sideways, half-convinced, nodded slightly, but felt that there was no loophole, and said, "Okay, go down, tomorrow I will personally receive your silver seal and purple ribbon, after tomorrow, you will be the princess of the Han Dynasty, my daughter, understand?" Liu Bang patted her shoulder and said with a smile, as if Liu Bang had a trace of subtle flattery and evil on his face at this time, after all, he immediately gave up this kind of thinking with a raised eyebrow.
Liu Lu hurriedly knelt down, "Slave and maid thank you." ”
Liu Bang helped her up, "Go back, wait for the seal." ”
Liu Lu saluted and went out, and after a while, Liu Bang also went out, and looked back at the words 'Changxin Palace' outside the door, and felt that it was even more depressed here, and he turned around and disappeared into the faint night without any nostalgia, I don't know which lady and beauty I went to spend the night, presumably tonight was not very good.
Back in the inner room, Empress Lu didn't fall asleep immediately, sat on the bed and meditated, squinting at the side of the bed. Dai Qing made a bed for her, came over and saw Lu Hou in a daze, and asked lightly, "What is Niangniang thinking?" ”
Empress Lu turned her tired eyes and looked at Dai Qing without lustre, "Who do you say wants to marry Ah Yuan to Hudi?" Is it tube temperature? Is she really that bold? ”
Dai Qing's eyes were raised, although there was no exact answer, but she remembered what Xiuyue said to her, and felt that things had taken a turn for the better, and the emperor had promised to let someone else replace her, and there was no need to track down others. So he said, "Mother, this is no longer necessary, right?" Isn't there already Liu Lu? ”
Empress Lu blushed and yelled, "Who said it's unnecessary, dare to harm me Ayuan today, and dare to harm me Ying'er tomorrow." The matter of drinking Weiyang, the palace did not pursue Qi Ji, I can't imagine that these sluts don't put the palace in their eyes, dare to make waves like this, and don't let go of a pair of children in the palace, today there is me, the prince and princess can avoid a difficulty, after all, the secret arrow is the most difficult to prevent, and the palace must eradicate them. With that, he hung heavily on the bed with one hand.
Dai Qing didn't dare to add fuel to the fire when Empress Lu was angry, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense.
"Tomorrow, the Japanese Palace will meet this Mrs. Guan." Empress Lu's eyes were as sharp and gloomy as hooks.
"Niangniang must be careful, now the emperor protects them." Dai Qing said.
Empress Lu nodded.