Chapter 99: The Princess's Marriage (7)
Liu Qi glanced at Liu Yu again, covered in mud and couldn't hide the arrogance of the emperor's son, his eyebrows revealed a compelling heroic spirit, he couldn't help bending down to pick Liu Yu up, and asked hehe: "Yu'er, the person who accompanies you is already old, don't bully him into being old and deliberately naughty." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
"Father, there are people who feel very in the way around children, who like to run alone in the vast land, without being guarded by others. β
"Hahaha, Yu'er, you are still underage, when you grow up, you will leave Chang'an, go to your fiefdom to be your real king of Jiaodong, and then you can gallop the sky, where no one cares about you, but now, you must listen to the words of the old man, and when you grow up, you must defend one side for me, and keep our Liu family's foundation stable. β
"Well, father, it seems that I understand, but I want to play with my brothers and sisters, and I don't want to leave Chang'an. β
"No, in the end, only your brother Rong can stay in the capital to take over my place, and the other princes will leave the capital to become kings in the fiefdom, benefit the people, and extend the favor of my Liu family. β
"Since the father said so, the child had no choice but to obey. β
"Hehehe, it's still Yu'er who can understand my heart best. Liu Qi said and kissed Liu Yu's mud-stained face, and the gloom just now was swept away.
"Your Majesty, how do you have time to walk here?"
Liu Qi looked up and found that his mother, Empress Dowager Dou, was standing not far away with the support of several palace maids, concentrating on this direction.
Liu Qi hurriedly stepped forward and replied, "Say hello to my mother." β
"Hehehe, I said that I was not mistaken, listening to the emperor's voice, it seems that he is in trouble, otherwise he would not have taken a walk here. β
"Mother, the Queen Mother, I have encountered some troubles, but I can still handle it. β
"Your Majesty, don't hold on, if it's not a difficult thing, will you take a walk in this Changle Palace, tell my old woman, maybe you can help you get an idea or something." β
"The Queen Mother really knows everything, she really can't hide anything from the Queen Mother, and she is indeed in trouble. Liu Qi then besieged the border pass of the Han Dynasty by the Xiongnu, and took the opportunity to ask the Han to use the real princess and relatives to explain in detail.
After hearing this, Empress Dowager Dou's face suddenly became very ugly, her angry lips turned purple, her forehead was bulging, and she spit out a few words from her mouth tremblingly: "Barbarian clan, barbarian clan." β
Liu Qi hurriedly stepped forward and hugged the Empress Dowager Dou and said, "The Empress Dowager is angry, I will definitely handle this matter well." β
"Your Majesty, when it comes to lightness, do you look at sending your own flesh and blood into the wolf's mouth?"
"Mother, the Queen Mother, compared with the society and the people, compared with the people in the world, they should know better than me. β
"Hey, hey, hey. β
"The queen mother doesn't have to worry, don't be in a hurry, if you are in a hurry to get angry about this matter, you really shouldn't let the slave family deal with this matter. At this moment, a beautiful young woman walked out of the crowd behind the Empress Dowager Dou, smiling charmingly like a blooming cherry blossom blowing away the gloom in people's hearts.
Liu Qi raised his head and looked at it, and said approvingly: "It turns out that Mrs. is also here, what can I do about the dilemma of ** people?"
"Please let your majesty let the concubines give it a try, please ask the queen mother to go back to the palace to rest, and your majesty will go to the concubines to discuss. β
"Since Madame is interested in this matter, I haven't been to Madame's residence for a long time, so it's okay to talk about it in the past, please go back to the palace to rest. β
"The emperor also needs to pay attention to his body, the subjects of the Han Dynasty still need the emperor's protection. β
"Empress Dowager Xie cares. After Liu Qi said that, he and his wife Wang Wan walked to the Yilan Hall where she lived in Changle Palace, and Liu Yu ran in front to lead the way, like a bird that was about to return to the cage after flying for a long time, chirping non-stop, and his laughter shook a little of Liu Qi's heart.
Before he entered the hall, he saw three young girls greet him, and at the same time grabbed Liu Yu and said: "My father is not quiet when he comes, how does my mother usually teach you." β
"Sister, sister, I have already greeted my father. He grimaced at them.
"Naughty. The three girls said to Liu Qiwanfu at the same time: "Long live my father, long live, long live." β
Liu Qi saw the surprised eyes of the three girls, and Wang Wan immediately reminded him: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
"Oh, nothing, I didn't expect my princesses to grow so big. β
"Your Majesty is busy with state affairs all day long, and it is inevitable to ignore the size of the princesses, and now the youngest princesses are almost twenty-eight years old. β
"Hahaha, time really flies quickly, all the little princesses have grown up in a blink of an eye, and I just woke up today. Liu Qi looked at his three princesses, all of them were like blooming flowers, and he couldn't help but sigh a little.
"Hehehe, what Your Majesty said is true, but it's a pity that they only know how to play and have fun all day long, and they didn't listen to their concubines when they were young. β
"When you grow up, it's normal to have your own opinions, and Madame doesn't have to take it to heart. β
Wang Wan and Liu Qi walked into the hall together, sat down on their knees at a coffee table and said: "Your Majesty, I want to ask the princesses just now to help me in the difficult affairs of the Han Dynasty, if one of them is willing, then ......."
"What did Madame say, does Madame want to ......" Speaking of this, Liu Qi couldn't help frowning, clenching his fists with his hands to reveal a look of more than enough heart and insufficient strength.
"Your Majesty doesn't have to be embarrassed, the concubines will help them make decisions in this matter, so it is worth giving up one that can exchange the peace of the entire Han Dynasty. β
"Hey, I'm so incompetent, how can I bear to watch my own flesh and blood sent into the wolf's mouth, hey, hey......" Liu Qi sighed in the end.
Wang Wan got up and approached Liu Qi and snuggled in his arms, and muttered: "Your Majesty, the concubine can't bear it, but now the concubine's method is the best policy, and please consider it seriously." β
"Hey, no wonder the queen mother said that Madame is smart and capable, now I really feel it, now that my Han national strength is fragile, the northern barbarians will definitely lose both, maybe there will be a danger of extinction, maybe this is the only way. Liu Qi paused, and then said, "However, that father in the world is willing to see such a thing happen." β
"Your Majesty, the concubines just said that all the blame is on the concubines, and the princesses let them choose for themselves in the past, and it is best to volunteer to go. β
"What if you don't want to go?"
"The opinion of the concubines is to draw lots to decide, there must be a princess to share the worries of the country, who let them be born in the emperor's family. Wang Wan left Liu Qi's mind a little and said righteously and solemnly.
Seeing this, Liu Qi also sat up straight with his knees bent, and said with a straight face: "Since Madame has this idea, why don't I agree, if I can promote this matter, the Han will be stable." β
"Since Your Majesty has agreed, let the concubines do the next thing. β
"That's fine, if you want to be moved by the princesses, know the reason, you must choose someone who is willing to go. β
"No, Your Majesty. Wang Wan said and lay in Liu Qi's arms again, the sky gradually darkened, a stone in Liu Qi's heart fell to the ground, and he also hugged Wang Wan along the water, and entered the dream in the Wang Wan Hall in Changle Palace.
I don't know how long it took, the sky was getting bigger, Wang Wan opened her eyes, saw that there was no emperor beside her, and slowly sat up and shouted, "Someone is coming." β
A female counselor hurriedly ran in and said, "No, ma'am." β
Wang Wan glanced at it and asked, "When did the emperor leave?"
"Madame Hui, I have been gone for an hour, and the emperor said that we should hurry to the court to discuss state affairs, let us not wake up Madame, and say that Madame should remember to rest well while sharing worries about state affairs. β
Wang Wan grinned slightly, satisfied and disappointed: "Oh, I know, you go to see if the three princesses have woken up, and let them come to me." β
"Madame, you haven't had breakfast yet, do you want to call the princesses over after you freshen up and eat?"
Wang Wan was dissatisfied and said: "If you want to call it, you can call it, how can there be so much nonsense." β
"No, the slave knows her mistake. The waitress turned and walked out of the hall.
Not long after, the three princesses walked into the back room of Wang Huan's Yilan Palace with a smile, and asked Wang Wan one by one: "Good morning, mother." β
When Wang Wan saw the three princesses, she wanted to smile but couldn't open her lips, and gently squeezed out a few words: "Sit down, I have something to say." β
"No. β
The three princesses sat down, and the hall suddenly fell silent, Wang Wan's eyes kept wandering on the faces of the three princesses, but she didn't say a word, and the eldest princess couldn't help but say: "Mother, if you have anything to say, why don't you say it." β
Wang Huan's eyes left the sight of the three princesses and said, "Hey, you guys know how to play all day long, do you know what happened at the border recently?"
"Well, I thought Mother was going to say something. The second princess hurriedly interjected, "Didn't you just ask the Hun soldiers about the invasion of my Han border, the legend is that once the war really starts, Chang'an may be difficult to protect, these news has already spread among the nobles of Chang'an, especially some people with a little money, who are about to transfer." β
"Ouch, it seems that my second princess is quite concerned about the affairs of the Han Dynasty. Wang Wan glanced at the other two princesses and continued, "What do you two think about these things?"
The other two princesses said softly: "How can Mother ask such a question today, the war at the border is a matter for my father and the ministers, and it has nothing to do with us." β
Wang Wan looked at it and thought that since she couldn't introduce them to the topic she wanted, she simply said: "The three princesses only know one of them, but they don't know the other, why did the border war start, and the princesses must know it, right?"
Or the second princess said eagerly: "I heard that the Huns saw through the fact that we used to be with fake princesses, and now the Huns are asking to marry a real princess to him, this Hun Da Dan Yu is really underwhelming, I think my father will send troops to fight back against them." β
"The first half of what the second princess said is correct, but your father will not use troops against the Huns. β
The second princess smiled and asked suspiciously: "Then what should I do, does my father have a better way to retreat from the enemy." β
Wang Wan cleared her throat and said: "To tell the truth, this incident has made your father and emperor sleep, yesterday I must have known that your father and emperor came here, and I have deeply felt the helplessness of your father, I want to pin my hope for solving this problem on the three of you." β
"Mother, what are you talking about, do you mean ...... mother" As soon as Wang Wan's words fell, the three princesses shouted in unison.