As soon as Mrs. Zhang returned to the palace, she couldn't wait to instruct the maid to invite Liu Yifu to Zhaoyang Palace.

Liu Yifu stepped forward to pay respectful respects and said, "Erchen has seen his mother. ”

Mrs. Zhang didn't care about the number of courtesies, hurriedly walked to Liu Yifu, and was about to speak, but looked left and right again, and asked all the subordinates to retreat, and then said cautiously: "Fu'er, my mother wants to tell you good news!" ”

Liu Yifu walked to the side and sat down unmoved. Looking at his listless appearance, you know that you have been drunk all night. He said disapprerovingly, "What did my mother say? ”

Mrs. Zhang said seriously: "Do you know what kind of family business my mother has found for you?" ”

"Family? I disagree. Now that I am so comfortable, it is not my own guilt to find someone to take care of me. Liu Yifu said impatiently.

Mrs. Zhang was obviously a little annoyed by his words, she snatched the snack from Liu Yifu's hand, put it down again, and said sharply: "Stupid! If you are not enterprising, what is there in the future! My mother finally won it for you, and you can't agree with it! ”

Liu Yifu obviously didn't dare to offend Mrs. Zhang, so he had to straighten his body and bow his head to admit his mistake, "Just do what your mother says." ”

Mrs. Zhang saw that Liu Yifu was a little more honest, and patiently coaxed: "Don't worry, your future queen is the eldest daughter of the painter Xia Shan, who is as beautiful as a flower, not to mention, now the painter Xia Shan is a celebrity in front of the emperor, and if you marry his daughter, he will become your right-hand man on the throne." Kill two birds with one stone! ”

As soon as Liu Yifu heard the word 'Huashu', his two eyes flashed brightly, and he remembered the encounter on the Queen Mother Mountain, and a smile rose on the corner of his mouth. He no longer objected to his mother's proposition, and let her arrange the next thing.

After talking with Liu Yifu, Mrs. Zhang asked Qin Tianjian to enter the Zhaoyang Hall directly, personally asked him for an auspicious day, and instructed the inner eunuch to ask the emperor for instructions according to Qin Tianjian's wishes. But after a day's work, the emperor's will was transmitted to the painting house.

After painting Xia Shan and returning home that day, he did not inform his family of what happened in the Taiji Palace, firstly, he did not want to touch the pain again, and secondly, he wanted to wait for the emperor's decree to make a confirmation. He didn't want to get involved in the whirlpool of the struggle for power and profit in the imperial court, but now he couldn't help himself, and he also involved his daughter, so he could only blame himself and stay in the study all day long.

However, what is due will always come. Early the next morning, the eunuchs who came to deliver the edict in the palace led a group of attendants to the door of the painting house with gongs and drums.

The little maid in front of the door hurriedly entered the house to report, and the housekeeper introduced the eunuch into the lobby to entertain the students. After a while, Hua Xia Shan led the whole house up and down to bow down and accept the order.

Huayan felt strange, and then looked at the eunuch who was smiling into two eyes, and felt even more uneasy. She whispered to Huashu, who was also kneeling beside her, "Sister, what's going on?" ”

Hua Shu also said that she didn't know, and slowly lowered her head and bowed respectfully.

When the eunuch who announced the decree saw that everyone had arrived, he took out the imperial decree and read it aloud: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said, this painting is too meritorious to defend disaster relief and safety to the people, and since he has been an official, he has fulfilled his duties, been honest and honest for the public, and has made many achievements, which has won my heart." He gave a thousand taels of gold and a hundred pieces of cloth. I heard that the daughter of Aiqing painted Shu, and had to be taught by Tuqing Dundun, who was both talented and beautiful, quiet and virtuous, and even loved by his wife. Chin this! ”

"What?!" He stood up, glared at the eunuch with his eyes, and exclaimed.

The eunuch was stunned by her sudden action and her knife-like eyes, and said at a loss: "I'm afraid that Miss Painting didn't hear clearly?" The little one will repeat it to you...... The emperor not only gave the painting a thousand taels of gold, but also a hundred pieces of cloth......"

Hua Yan angrily walked up to the eunuch and interrupted his unfinished words, "You only say the last sentence!" ”

The eunuch was so frightened by the momentum of the painting that he took a few steps back, opened the imperial decree tremblingly, and read: "The most ...... The last sentence is, after giving the painting Shu to the world, he will marry ...... soon"

Huayan was hit by this news and took a few steps back, she defended left and right, and she dodged the past, but was bumped into by Huashu. History records that Liu Yifu's fate is known, how can she watch Huashu jump into the fire pit now. Thinking of this, she stepped forward and was about to snatch the imperial decree from the eunuch's hand and wanted to tear it apart, but was severely reprimanded by Hua Xia Shan. "Yan'er! Don't be rude! Don't quit yet! ”

Hua Yan woke up from this scolding, she looked at her father helplessly, and muttered, "Dad, you must stop ......"

Before Hua Yan could finish speaking, Hua Xia Shan slapped Hua Yan in the face, and the force was extremely strong, causing Hua Yan to faint completely.

Mrs. Hua and Hua Shu didn't understand the situation until they saw Hua Yan fainting on the ground, so they cried and ran over, and took care of Hua Yan around, because the eunuch was still there, and they didn't dare to leave. I had to hug the painting face and sobbed quietly.

The eunuch still stared in horror with his eyes open and his chin hanging, watching what was happening in front of him. There were also a lot of people watching the excitement outside the door.

Painting Xia Shan cleaned up his mood, sorted out his clothes, knelt down again, and said solemnly: "The minister accepts the order." ”

The eunuch was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly presented the holy decree with both hands. After bowing and saying goodbye, he was about to leave.

Hua Xiashan hurriedly caught up, quietly handed a money bag to the eunuch, and then said gently: "My father-in-law has made this trip hard, and I just made you smile." My little daughter is used to being willful on weekdays, no big or small, but I am not strict in discipline. If you offend your father-in-law, I hope your father-in-law will forgive me. ”

The eunuch understood that painting Xia Shan was to keep what had just happened secret, and he looked back at the unconscious painting face who had fallen to the ground, and remembered the pair of knife eyes that she had just glared at him, and he couldn't help but shudder. For the sake of that powerful lord, he didn't dare to talk nonsense everywhere, thinking of this, he replied with a smile: "Don't dare, don't dare, don't worry about the painting." ”

After sending off the eunuch and his party, Hua Xiashan hurriedly turned around to check on Hua Yan's injuries, and instructed his subordinates: "Hurry up, go and ask the doctor, come here!" Help the second lady back to her room! ”

Under the hug of everyone, Huayan was quickly sent back to the room, and the doctor also arrived in time, and after making sure that there was no major problem, he prescribed medicine and left.

In a daze, she heard her mother's cry: "What's the matter?" Master, how can you be so ruthless, Yan Er is already in good health, how can you be beaten so badly. ”

Painting Xia Shan sighed: "Yan Er is not to blame for being a father, if his father doesn't make a move, he doesn't know what kind of disaster he will cause, he is forced to do it, hey......"

Huashu didn't say a word, only cried secretly on the side.

Although she was sober, she didn't open her eyes, she had a lot of things she wanted to say, but she couldn't say them, and they might not easily believe what she said, but they added trouble. It was only after they were all gone that she sat up slowly.

Thinking back on everything that had just happened, she also felt that there was something wrong with what she had done, and it was difficult to explain it to them now. In the eyes of outsiders, the queen's title is so glorious that no matter how many people think about it, they can't get it. Now that my sister is glorified, my sister is crying and trying to stop it, and I don't know how the outsiders who have been seen chew the root of their tongues. Of course, she doesn't care about all this, what she cares about is the happiness of the second half of Huashu's life. Although Liu Yifu finally became the emperor, it was a tragic situation in the end, she couldn't let her sister be implicated, she had to find a way to stop all this! Thinking of this, Hua Yan held his head solemnly and sighed deeply.

Xin Qiao saw it, and hurriedly walked to the side of the bed and asked, "Miss, are you awake, do you feel unwell?" ”

He shook his head dumbly.

Sheng Lan also walked over, and said coldly, "Does Miss want to go out for a walk?" I'll go with you. ”

Xin Qiao narrowed her eyes and said to Sheng Lan, "Miss needs to rest now." Why are you messing around with the young lady? ”

When she heard Sheng Lan say this, she had an idea in her heart, she quickly got up, changed her outfit, and quietly went out over the wall alone, letting the two girls keep complaining.

Huayan quietly went out, originally wanting to come to the Forgotten Dust Building to ask the shepherd for advice. She didn't stop all the way and walked directly into the Accord. The shepherd followed.

"Shepherd Niang, I think you already know. But I have to stop my sister from marrying Liu Yifu! Hua Yan held the teacup in his hand and said in a tight voice.

The shepherd seemed puzzled, she sat down next to each other and asked, "The shepherd doesn't understand what the young lady means." The position of the queen is extremely honorable, what many people dream of, why does the young lady ......"

Hua Yan interrupted with a sneer: "It looks like a beautiful scenery, but the price to pay is very great, even a life." Do you think it's okay even like that? ”

The shepherd lowered her head and was silent, she believed in the words of the painting face, and knew that her actions must have a deep meaning.

Huayan continued: "Liu Yifu is addicted to alcohol, and she can't miss home, her sister will not only be wronged, but also implicated......" Speaking of this, she will no longer say that history cannot be resisted, let alone leaked at will, she understands this truth.

The shepherd asked cautiously, "What is the young lady's plan?" ”

Hua Yan shook his head and sighed, "I don't know yet." She turned to the shepherd and asked, "Do you have a way?" ”

"Miss, with all due respect, you can't change this decision. Even if you really save the eldest lady, the prince loses the queen and loses face, no matter what the reason, you can't prevent the emperor from blaming the painter. The shepherd lady looked at the painting nervously and said slowly.

"I'm also worried about this problem, if I take my sister away, it won't be difficult for me to get out, but I will have to endanger the other painters." Painted face bowed his head in contemplation.

The shepherd patted the painting on the shoulder and said: "Miss Painting is destined to have this catastrophe, and when the disaster comes, the young lady can try her best to help her, but she can't escape it." ”

Hua Yan raised his head and said, "Is there really no way?" Although she already had the answer in her heart, she still asked this sentence with a glimmer of hope.

The shepherd nodded heavily.

Hua Yan knew that he could no longer change this fact, so he went home dejected.

At some point, the moon climbed the ladder and looked down on the earth. Huayan came to the outside of Huashu's room ruthlessly and knocked on the door gently, "Sister, are you sleeping?" ”

The door opened softly, and it was the painting Shu. She asked in surprise, "Yan'er, why are you here?" You should have a good rest. ”

"I'm fine." Hua Yan walked into the room and sat down at the tea table.

Seeing that Huayan was not in a high mood, Hua Shu thought that she was still angry with her father, so she comforted: "Yan Er, don't be angry, my father was forced to beat you." You are too disregarded to the rules, the eunuch is the emperor, how can you make a mistake in front of him? ”

"I'm not mad at my father." Hua Yan suddenly pulled Hua Shu to sit down next to him, and asked, "Sister, don't you also believe what others say, I am jealous of my sister, so I speak disrespectfully and want to stop you from becoming the queen?" ”

Hua Shu was a little strange at first, and then smiled: "How could my sister listen to such gossip." You have been brought with me since I was a child, and I don't know your character yet. Hello travelers in the wilderness, how can you care about such a false name. If you really want it, it's not easy, so why rob someone else. ”

When she heard this, she couldn't help but shed tears. Sure enough, she understood me. Hua Yan held Hua Shu's hand again and said, "If my sister is unwilling, I can think of ways to get my sister not to marry him." ”

Hua Shu shook her head calmly and said, "Women from ordinary families can't make their own decisions about their marriage, and even more so for women from official families like us. I escaped this time, what about next time? What's more, this is the emperor's order, and it cannot be violated. ”

"The emperor's order must not be violated...... "Seeing that Huashu is so firm, he no longer persuaded him, and when he left, he still said: "If my sister is unhappy there, you must come and tell me, I will be angry for my sister." ”

Huashu smiled and nodded, and suddenly said: "If you are willing, let Xinqiao come with me, Xinqiao will help me with things, so I can rest assured." ”

"Okay, just let her come with you, this girl is eccentric, you have a gentle temperament, she can help you say a few words when it is critical."

After Hua Yan finished speaking, he left depressedly. Her mouth still reads: "The emperor's order must not be violated...... The emperor's order must not be violated......"